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CVE-2024-4222: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Tutor LMS Pro plugin for WordPress contains a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2024-4222) discovered in versions up to and including 2.7.0. The vulnerability stems from missing capability checks on multiple functions, which was disclosed on May 16, 2024 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is characterized by missing authorization checks that affect multiple functions within the plugin. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2 (HIGH) from NVD with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N, while Wordfence assessed it with a score of 7.3 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to add, modify, or delete user meta and plugin options, potentially leading to unauthorized access of data, modification of data, and loss of data (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to a version newer than 2.7.0 to address this vulnerability (NVD, Tutor LMS).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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