Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin - CVE-2020-7917

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin - CVE-2020-7917

Published: March 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26107
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7917
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ThimPress
Affected software:
LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-7917

Install updates from vendor's website.

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