Vulnerability · Published Mar 13, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-1505Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress <= 1.9.19 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

High 8.8

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A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution from kodezen. 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 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due to plugin allowing arbitrary user meta updates through the saved_user_info() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as students, to elevate their user role to that of an administrator.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
kodezen	Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution	0 – through 1.9.19

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected products (as reported)

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