Academy LMS <= 2.0.4 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-38701
CVSS Low (2.7)
Publicly Published July 11, 2024
Last Updated July 16, 2024
Researcher filime
Description

The Academy LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the quiz_attempts_permissions_check() function in versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with academy instructor-level access and above, to view quiz results of private quizzes.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug academy (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.4
Patched Version
  • 2.0.5
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