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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-53816
CVE-2024-53816:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Missing Authorization vulnerability was identified in Themeum's Tutor LMS Elementor Addons WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 2.1.5. The vulnerability was discovered by Ananda Dhakal and was publicly disclosed on December 2, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization issue (CWE-862) with varying CVSS severity assessments. The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Patchstack assessed it with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability represents a broken access control issue where unprivileged users could potentially execute certain higher privileged actions due to missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.1.6 of the Tutor LMS Elementor Addons plugin. Users are advised to update to version 2.1.6 or later to remediate the security issue (Patchstack).
Additional resources
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