CVE-2024-1505
HIGH EPSS 50.5%
Published Mar 13, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Mar 13, 2024 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
The Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due to plugin allowing arbitrary user meta updates through the saved_user_info() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as students, to elevate their user role to that of an administrator.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
50.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| kodezen | academy_lms | * | <1.9.20 |
References 2
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3037880/academy#file473
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b150f90a-ccb7-4c19-a4b3-eaf9ec264ba8?source=cve
Remediation
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3037880/academy#file473