CVE-2023-0844: Namaste! LMS < 2.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-03-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Namaste! LMS WordPress plugin before 2.6 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Affected products

Bob Namaste! LMS: before 2.6 — fixed in 2.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Bob Namaste! LMS 2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d8e5852-3787-47f9-9931-8308bb81beb1
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d8e5852-3787-47f9-9931-8308bb81beb1

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