FKIE_CVE-2024-12172

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-12-12 06:15 - Updated: 2024-12-12 06:15
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
The WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wpc_update_user_meta_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.21. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary user's metadata which can be levereged to block an administrator from accessing their site when wp_capabilities is set to 0.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3203679%40wp-courses&new=3203679%40wp-courses&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/760e999e-cac9-493f-9737-ad0cf055c880?source=cve
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      "value": "The WP Courses LMS \u2013 Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wpc_update_user_meta_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.21. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary user\u0027s metadata which can be levereged to block an administrator from accessing their site when wp_capabilities is set to 0."
    },
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      "value": "El complemento WP Courses LMS \u2013 Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses para WordPress es vulnerable al acceso no autorizado debido a una verificaci\u00f3n de capacidad faltante en la funci\u00f3n wpc_update_user_meta_option() en todas las versiones hasta la 3.2.21 incluida . Esto permite que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de suscriptor y superior, actualicen metadatos arbitrarios de usuarios que pueden aprovecharse para impedir que un administrador acceda a su sitio cuando wp_capabilities est\u00e1 configurado en 0."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2024-12172",
  "lastModified": "2024-12-12T06:15:23.587",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
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        "impactScore": 3.6,
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