Good LMS <= 2.1.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2020-27481
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	November 12, 2020
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Abdul Azeez Alaseeri

Description

An unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in Good Layers LMS Plugin <= 2.1.4 exists due to the usage of "wp_ajax_nopriv" call in WordPress, which allows any unauthenticated user to get access to the function "gdlr_lms_cancel_booking" where POST Parameter "id" was sent straight into SQL query without sanitization.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	goodlms (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 2.1.4
Patched Version	2.1.5

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