Vulnerability · Published Oct 29, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-10008Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for WordPress <= 1.13.3 - Authenticated (Student+) Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in Masteriyo LMS – Online Course Builder for eLearning, LMS & Education from masteriyo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Masteriyo LMS – eLearning and Online Course Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user profile modification due to missing authorization checks on the /wp-json/masteriyo/v1/users/$id REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with student-level access and above, to modify the roles of arbitrary users. As a result, attackers can escalate their privileges to the Administrator and demote existing administrators to students.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| masteriyo | Masteriyo LMS – Online Course Builder for eLearning, LMS & Education | 0 – through 1.13.3 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H