Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution <= 1.7.6 - Unprotected AJAX including Privilege Escalation

2021-03-15 00:00

Chloe Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.7.7

Affected PluginTutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

Affected Version< 1.7.7

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2021-24184

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Vulnerability Overview

Several AJAX endpoints in the Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 were unprotected, allowing students to modify course information and elevate their privileges among many other actions.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.7.7, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24184 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/64bae119-12c3-4b3e-88a7-2eb5a7b1b537

CVSS Vector

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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