CVE-2024-12596 json
LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes <= 7.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Deletion
published 2024-12-18 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-50986
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary post deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'llms_delete_cert' action in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/controllers/class.llms.controller.certificates.php
patch
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/abstracts/llms-abstract-controller-user-engagements.php
patch
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e75a03b-7552-4228-a4d0-13c78d20f6d5?source=cve
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-12596
- NVD CVE-2024-12596
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.