What is CVE-2021-24562?

CVE-2021-24562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lifterlms, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-24562?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24562 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Lifterlms

CVE-2021-24562

The LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress plugin before 4.21.2 was affected by an IDOR issue, allowing students to see other student answers and grades

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Lifterlms
Unknown Lms By Lifterlms – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin For Wordpress — versions 4.21.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24562?: CVE-2021-24562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lifterlms, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-24562?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24562 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.