Auth bypass in Lifterlms
CVE-2019-15896
An issue was discovered in the LifterLMS plugin through 3.34.5 for WordPress. The upload_import function in the class.llms.admin.import.php script is prone to an unauthenticated options import vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation (administrator account creation), website redirection, and stored XSS.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.065 (93.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.065 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/lifterlms/ (Release Notes)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9871 (Third Party Advisory)
- blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-lifterlms-plugin/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15896?
- CVE-2019-15896 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lifterlms, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15896?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-15896 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.