CVE-2024-1505 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2024-1505 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 13/03/2024 | CVE Updated: 11/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2024
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: academylms | Product: Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2024-1505 Description

The Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due to plugin allowing arbitrary user meta updates through the saved_user_info() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as students, to elevate their user role to that of an administrator.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 8.8 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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    Privileges Required (PR)*
    User Interaction (UI)*
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    Integrity Impact (I)*
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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Source: academylms

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).