Tutor LMS Elementor Addons: A security weakness
Tutor LMS Elementor Addons is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Tutor LMS Elementor Addons
- Plugin slug
tutor-lms-elementor-addons- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 15, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Nov 15, 2024 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Tutor LMS Elementor Addons 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 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N