Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin - CVE-2020-7917
Published: March 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26107
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7917
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing permission checks in the "be_teacher" function in "class-lp-admin-ajax.php". A remote authenticated attacker can assign itself the instructor/teacher role and gain access to otherwise restricted data.
Affected software
LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7917
Install updates from vendor's website.
LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin - update to 3.2.6.7