Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-12172WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses <= 3.2.21 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Meta Update
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses from hookandhook. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
The WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wpc_update_user_meta_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.21. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary user's metadata which can be levereged to block an administrator from accessing their site when wp_capabilities is set to 0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| hookandhook | WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses | 0 – through 3.2.21 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N