Medium severity · published May 16, 2024
CVE-2024-4279
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution <= 2.7.0 - Authenticated (Instructor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Course Deletion
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Course Deletion in versions up to, and including, 2.7.0 via the 'tutor_course_delete' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This can allow authenticated attackers, with Instructor-level permissions and above, to delete any course.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TL
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution · themeum
through 2.7.0 · source: vendor
TL
Tutor Lms · Themeum
before 2.7.1 · source: NVD, CISA
Affected product
TL
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution
themeum
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4279
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4279
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/trunk/classes/Course_List.php#L357
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3086489/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45d04643-e43a-4732-91bf-e4af7b622e33?source=cve
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