Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution: A security weakness

Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution
Plugin slug: tutor
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: May 16, 2024
Weakness: CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

This CVE was published May 16, 2024 and is one of 43 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

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.

Source record

Technical 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.

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

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources