// For flags

CVE-2024-56048

WordPress WPLMS plugin <= 1.9.9 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in VibeThemes WPLMS allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WPLMS: from n/a through 1.9.9.

The WPLMS Learning Management System for WordPress, WordPress LMS theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

*Credits: Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
CVSS Scores
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
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-12-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-12-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 EPSS Updated
  • 2025-01-08 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wplms
Search vendor "Wplms"
 Wplms
Search vendor "Wplms" for product "Wplms"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 1.9.9
Search vendor "Wplms" for product "Wplms" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 1.9.9"
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Affected