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CVE-2023-3105: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The LearnDash LMS plugin for WordPress contains an Insecure Direct Object References vulnerability (CVE-2023-3105) affecting versions up to and including 4.6.0. The vulnerability was discovered and patched in June 2023. This security flaw affects over 100,000 active WordPress installations using the LearnDash LMS plugin (Hacker News, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the plugin providing user-controlled access to objects, which allows users to bypass authorization and access system resources. The severity is rated as High with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers with existing account access at any level to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts. This could lead to complete compromise of WordPress sites running the vulnerable plugin versions (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in LearnDash LMS plugin version 4.6.0.1, released on June 6, 2023. Site administrators are strongly advised to update to this version or later to protect against potential exploitation (Hacker News).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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