CVE-2024-38701 (GCVE-0-2024-38701)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-22 10:14 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WordPress Academy LMS plugin <= 2.0.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Academy LMS.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through 2.0.4.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-22 13:20 UTC
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/aca… | vdb-entry |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy LMS | Academy LMS |
Affected:
n/a , ≤ 2.0.4
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| kodezen | academy_lms |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.4
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:kodezen:academy_lms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
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