CVE-2024-12596: LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes <= 7.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Deletion
4.3
CVSS
Description
The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary post deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'llms_delete_cert' action in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-12596
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
Affected Products
Vendor: chrisbadgett
Product: LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 23.99% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e75a03b-7552-4228-a4d0-13c78d20f6d5?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/controllers/class.llms.controller.certificates.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/abstracts/llms-abstract-controller-user-engagements.php