LearnPress Vulnerable to SQL Injection in REST API Endpoint
CVE-2024-8529

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Learnpress – WordPress Lms Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 September 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin is susceptible to SQL Injection due to insufficient input escaping of the 'c_fields' parameter within the /wp-json/lp/v1/courses/archive-course REST API endpoint. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.2.7. As a result, unauthenticated attackers may exploit this weakness to insert arbitrary SQL queries into existing database queries, potentially leading to unauthorized access and exposure of sensitive information stored in the database.

Affected Version(s)

LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin * <= 4.2.7

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-8529
Created by RandomRobbieBF

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/le...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

abrahack
.