WPLMS Learning Management System for WordPress <= 4.962 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read and Deletion

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-10470
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published November 8, 2024
Last Updated November 9, 2024
Researcher Foxyyy
Description

The WPLMS Learning Management System for WordPress, WordPress LMS theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read and deletion due to insufficient file path validation and permissions checks in the readfile and unlink functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.962. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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). The theme is vulnerable even when it is not activated.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug wplms (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.962
Patched Version
  • 4.963
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