CVE-2022-2379 Scanner.
WordPress Easy Student Results <=2.2.8 - Improper Authorization
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 2 requests
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2022-2379
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2022-2379. What It Means.
WordPress Easy Student Results plugin through 2.2.8 is susceptible to information disclosure. The plugin lacks authorization in its REST API, which can allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive information related to courses, exams, and departments, as well as student grades and information such as email address, physical address, and phone number.
FAQ
Common Questions.
WordPress Easy Student Results <=2.2.8 - Improper Authorization. WordPress Easy Student Results plugin through 2.2.8 is susceptible to information disclosure. The plugin lacks authorization in its REST API, which can allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive information related to courses, exams, and departments, as well as student grades and information such as email address, physical address, and phone number.
Atlas sends up to 2 read-only requests to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2022-2379 in Easy Student Results. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2022-2379 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is 7.5.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2022-2379 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update Easy Student Results to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2022-2379 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2022-2379; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.