SQL Injection in Chrisbadgett Lifterlms – Wp Lms For Elearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes
CVE-2024-4743
The LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the orderBy attribute of the lifterlms_favorites shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th 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)
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4743?
- CVE-2024-4743 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chrisbadgett Lifterlms – Wp Lms For Elearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4743?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.