WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-5438 Modified

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 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 4.3 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
Jun 07, 2024
Weakness
CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

This CVE was published Jun 07, 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 in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1 via the 'attempt_delete' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Instructor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary quiz attempts.

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

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

References

Primary and upstream sources