CVE-2022-45808 CRITICAL

CVE-2022-45808: WordPress LearnPress Plugin <= 4.1.7.3.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor Thimpress

Product LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published January 24, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

SQL Injection vulnerability in LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.1.7.3.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

LearnPress versions up to 4.1.7.3.2 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the plugin's database queries. An attacker can inject malicious SQL code through user input without authentication. This allows reading sensitive data from the WordPress database, modifying course content or user records, and potentially disrupting site availability. All sites running affected versions should update immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete data from the WordPress database without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal student data, course content, and credentials; modify grades and course settings; or crash the database.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 24, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45808 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-45808

CWE CWE-89

CVSS 9.9 / CRITICAL

Affected versions