Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution: Filesystem traversal
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution
- Plugin slug
tutor-lms- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 22, 2021
This CVE was published Apr 22, 2021 and is one of 32 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 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 – eLearning and online course solution WordPress plugin before 1.8.8 is affected by a local file inclusion vulnerability through the maliciously constructed sub_page parameter of the plugin's Tools, allowing high privilege users to include any local php file
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N