WPLMS < 1.9.9.5.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-56049
CVSS High (7.1)
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 arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in in all versions up to 1.9.9.5.2 (exclusive). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug wplms (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.9.9.5.2
Patched Version
  • 1.9.9.5.2
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