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Academy LmsApplication · Creativeitem

CVE-2022-47132

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-02-03
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.10 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Academy LMS before v5.10 allows attackers to arbitrarily add Administrator users.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

This is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Academy LMS versions prior to 5.10. An unauthenticated attacker can trick a logged-in administrator into unknowingly submitting a request that creates a new Administrator user account, effectively granting the attacker administrative access to the LMS platform.

MitigationUpgrade to Academy LMS version 5.10 or later, which should contain CSRF token validation for state-changing operations. Additionally, implement SameSite cookie attributes and ensure all admin actions validate anti-CSRF tokens.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Academy LmsApplication
Affected:< 5.10

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Locate Academy LMS installation
    Search your web server for Academy LMS files, typically found in the web root directory. Look for files named 'academy' or folders containing 'academy' in the document root.
    Affected if Academy LMS is present on the server
  2. Identify installed Academy LMS version
    Check the version file or system information within the LMS admin panel, typically found under 'System Settings' or 'About' in the admin dashboard. Alternatively, check the main configuration file for a version number.
    Affected if The installed version is below 5.10 (e.g., 5.9, 5.8, etc.)
  3. Verify admin creation functionality exists
    Log in as an administrator and navigate to the user management or admin management section where new admin accounts can be created.
    Affected if The admin user creation feature is accessible and functional in the LMS
  4. Check for CSRF token implementation in admin forms
    Inspect the HTML source code of admin forms (such as the 'Add Admin' or 'Create User' page) by viewing the page source in a browser. Look for a hidden input field named 'csrf_token', 'csrftoken', or similar, or check if the form submission includes a token parameter.
    Affected if No CSRF token field is present in admin state-changing forms (e.g., user creation, admin account creation)

A user is affected if Academy LMS is installed with a version lower than 5.10 and the admin user creation form lacks CSRF token protection.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.10 or later
Fixed in 5.10
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Academy LMS version 5.10 or later, which should contain CSRF token validation for state-changing operations. Additionally, implement SameSite cookie attributes and ensure all admin actions validate anti-CSRF tokens.

Recommended fix High confidence

Academy LMS v5.10

  1. 1. Back up the current Academy LMS database and files
  2. 2. Download Academy LMS version 5.10 from the official source (codecanyon.net or the vendor's website)
  3. 3. Extract the upgrade package
  4. 4. Upload the new files to the server, overwriting the existing installation
  5. 5. Run any database migration scripts included in the upgrade
  6. 6. Verify the installation by logging in and checking the admin functionality
  7. 7. Confirm the CSRF protection is now in place by verifying admin user creation requires proper token validation
Caveat Review release notes for v5.10 for any breaking changes or deprecated features before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Academy Lms Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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