CVE-2024-5973 (GCVE-0-2024-5973)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-22 06:00 – Updated: 2025-08-27 12:00
VLAI?
Title
MasterStudy LMS < 3.3.24 - Privilege Escalation to Instructor
Summary
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.3.24 does not prevent students from creating instructor accounts, which could be used to get access to functionalities they shouldn't have.
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59abfb7c-d5ea-45… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin Affected: 0 , < 3.3.24 (semver)
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Credits
Jaime F. Murillo WPScan
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