Multiple vulnerabilities in LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin

Published: 2020-03-17

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-7916 CVE-2020-7917
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	ThimPress

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU26106

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7916

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing permission checks in the "be_teacher" function in "class-lp-admin-ajax.php". A remote authenticated attacker can assign itself the instructor/teacher role and gain access to otherwise restricted data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin: 2.2.1 - 3.2.6.6

CPE2.3

External links

https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developers

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU26107