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CVE-2021-24183:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-24183 is a SQL injection vulnerability discovered in the Tutor LMS WordPress plugin versions below 1.8.3. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on March 15, 2021, and affects the tutorquizbuildergetquestion_form AJAX action functionality of the plugin. The security issue was identified and reported by security researcher Chloe Chamberland (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a UNION-based SQL injection (CWE-89) that could be exploited through the tutorquizbuildergetquestion_form AJAX action. It received a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a moderate severity level. The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection (Wordfence, WPScan).
Impact
The SQL injection vulnerability could be exploited by students to perform unauthorized database operations, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information stored in the WordPress database (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in Tutor LMS version 1.8.3. Users are advised to update their Tutor LMS plugin to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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