WPLMS <= 1.9.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CVE CVE-2024-56043
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published December 17, 2024
Last Updated January 8, 2025
Researcher Rafie Muhammad
Description

The WPLMS Learning Management System for WordPress, WordPress LMS theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated access to a site.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug wplms (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.9.9
Patched Version
  • 1.9.9.1
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