Privilege escalation in Kodezen Academy Lms
CVE-2024-1505
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.008 (51.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 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.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-1505?
- CVE-2024-1505 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kodezen Academy Lms, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2024-1505?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-1505 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.