LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning: SQL injection
LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning is affected by SQL injection. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning
- Plugin slug
lifterlms- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 05, 2024
This CVE was published Jun 05, 2024 and is one of 16 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the orderBy attribute of the lifterlms_favorites shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N