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CVE-2021-24182: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2021-24182 affects the Tutor LMS WordPress plugin versions before 1.8.3. This security flaw was discovered in the tutorquizbuildergetanswersbyquestion AJAX action functionality of the plugin, which was reported and publicly disclosed on March 15, 2021 (Wordfence Blog, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a UNION-based SQL injection (CWE-89) that affects the AJAX action 'tutorquizbuildergetanswersbyquestion' in the plugin. It received a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), with a vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The flaw could be exploited through the question_id parameter, which was not properly sanitized (Wordfence Blog, WPScan).

Impact

The SQL injection vulnerability could allow students to access unauthorized data from the WordPress database, potentially exposing sensitive information stored within the Tutor LMS plugin and the broader WordPress installation (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was patched in Tutor LMS version 1.8.3. Website administrators running affected versions should update to version 1.8.3 or later to mitigate this security risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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