CVE-2022-2379Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated student-data disclosure via unchecked REST routes

Published Aug 15, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Missing authorization in Easy Student Results 2.2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to read student PII through its REST API. Several rps_result/v1 routes expose course, exam, department, grade, and contact records without a capability check. The site must have “Enable API for Mobile Apps” enabled; no WordPress account is required to query records by identifiers.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability3.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Easy Student Results 2.2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to read student PII through its REST API. Several rps_result/v1 routes expose course, exam, department, grade, and contact records without a capability check. The site must have “Enable API for Mobile Apps” enabled; no WordPress account is required to query records by identifiers.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2379
Published
Aug 15, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Nurul Umbhiya
Product
Easy Student Results
Classifications
CWE-862, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 15, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.2.8 <=2.2.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Nurul Umbhiya · Easy Student Resultsversion=2.2.8 <=2.2.8

Published CVSS scores

5.3Wordfence IntelligenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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