Description

WordPress Plugin Academy LMS-eLearning and online course solution for WordPress is prone to multiple security bypass vulnerabilities. Exploiting these issues may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently enroll in paid courses for free. WordPress Plugin Academy LMS-eLearning and online course solution for WordPress version 1.9.16 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.9.17 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/academy/academy-lms-1916-missing-authorization

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/academy/academy-lms-1916-missing-authorization-1

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/academy/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2024-32714 CVE-2024-33912 CWE-862 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass