FKIE_CVE-2021-24186

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-04-05 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:39
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
The tutor_answering_quiz_question/get_answer_by_id function pair from the Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution WordPress plugin before 1.8.3 was vulnerable to UNION based SQL injection that could be exploited by students.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5f5c0c6c-6f76-4366-b590-0aab557f8c60Exploit, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/several-vulnerabilities-patched-in-tutor-lms-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5f5c0c6c-6f76-4366-b590-0aab557f8c60Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/several-vulnerabilities-patched-in-tutor-lms-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
themeum tutor_lms *
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    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "Tutor LMS \u2013 eLearning and online course solution",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.8.3",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "id": "CVE-2021-24186",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:39:33.943",
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