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CVE-2021-25017: Tutor LMS < 1.9.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 1.9.12 does not escape the search parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

• themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution: before 1.9.12 — fixed in 1.9.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 1.9.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2643821
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d0c4872-a341-4974-926c-10b094a5d13c
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2643821
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d0c4872-a341-4974-926c-10b094a5d13c

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