LearnPress instructors can store script in quiz answer titles
LearnPress before 4.4.6 allows an Instructor to submit an unsanitized quiz-question answer title. The title is stored and rendered without adequate escaping, allowing persistent JavaScript to execute when students, instructors, or administrators view the affected question.
- Component
- LearnPress
- Plugin slug
learnpress- Affected
- < 4.4.6
- Safe version
4.4.6- Published
- Sep 03, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 03, 2026 and is one of 81 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to 4.4.6 or later, remove untrusted quiz-answer titles, and review privileged activity after affected questions were viewed.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
LearnPress WordPress Plugin before 4.4.6 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with the Instructor role to inject persistent malicious payloads by submitting unsanitized input into quiz question answer title fields. Attackers can store arbitrary JavaScript through the answer title parameter, which is rendered through an unescaped HTML sink to execute in the browsers of any user who views the affected quiz question, including students, other instructors, and administrators.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X