CVE-2021-27522 describes a remote privilege escalation vulnerability in Learnsite 1.2.5.0, specifically within the /Manager/index.aspx component. An attacker can exploit the JudgIsAdmin() function by manipulating a user cookie to obtain the administrator cookie key. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a low-complexity attack that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:learnsite_project:learnsite:1.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.