Tutor LMS Elementor Addons <= 2.1.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Plugin Installation
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.1.6
- Affected Plugin
- Tutor LMS Elementor Addons
- Affected Version
<= 2.1.5- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2024-10897
At a glance
CVE-2024-10897 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Tutor LMS Elementor Addons WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.1.5. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.1.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2024, reported by Tieu Pham Trong Nhan.
Vulnerability Overview
The Tutor LMS Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the install_etlms_dependency_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install Elementor or Tutor LMS. Please note the impact of this issue is incredibly limited due to the fact that these two plugins will likely already be installed as a dependency of the plugin.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Tutor LMS Elementor Addons <= 2.1.5 carries this weakness at install_etlms_dependency_plugin(), and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Tutor LMS Elementor Addons the fix is 2.1.6: builds <= 2.1.5 are affected, anything from 2.1.6 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.1.6, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Tutor LMS Elementor Addons 2.1.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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