CVE-2024-12172— WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses <= 3.2.21 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Meta Update
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2024-12172
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses <= 3.2.21 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Meta Update
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
The WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wpc_update_user_meta_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.21. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary user's metadata which can be levereged to block an administrator from accessing their site when wp_capabilities is set to 0.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
授权机制缺失
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
WordPress plugin WP Courses LMS 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
WordPress和WordPress plugin都是WordPress基金会的产品。WordPress是一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。WordPress plugin是一个应用插件。 WordPress plugin WP Courses LMS 3.2.21版本及之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于缺少对 wpc_update_user_meta_option函数的功能检查。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hookandhook | WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses | * ~ 3.2.21 | - |
II. Public POCs for CVE-2024-12172
| # | POC Description | Source Link | Shenlong Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses <= 3.2.21 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Meta Update | https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-12172 | POC Details |
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