CVE-2024-38701

WordPress Academy LMS plugin <= 2.0.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Academy LMS.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through 2.0.4.

Vulnerabilidad de omisión de autorización a través de clave controlada por el usuario en Academy LMS. Este problema afecta a Academy LMS: desde n/a hasta 2.0.4.

The Academy LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the quiz_attempts_permissions_check() function in versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with academy instructor-level access and above, to view quiz results of private quizzes.

*Credits: filime (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-06-19 CVE Reserved
2024-07-11 CVE Published
2024-08-11 CVE Updated
2024-08-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/academy/wordpress-academy-lms-plugin-2-0-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Academy Search vendor "Academy"		Academy Search vendor "Academy" for product "Academy"				>= 0.0.0 <= 2.0.4 Search vendor "Academy" for product "Academy" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.0.4"		en		Affected