CVE-2024-8522
LearnPress WordPress LMS Plugin SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description
The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'c_only_fields' parameter of the /wp-json/learnpress/v1/courses REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
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Published Date :
Sept. 12, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 13, 2024, 4:12 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-8522 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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POC Wordpress SQL Injection vulnerability LearnPress REST API endpoint
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CVE-2024-8522 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/trunk/inc/jwt/rest-api/version1/class-lp-rest-courses-v1-controller.php#L441 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/trunk/inc/jwt/rest-api/version1/class-lp-rest-courses-v1-controller.php#L441 Product Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3148560/learnpress/tags/4.2.7.1/inc/jwt/rest-api/version1/class-lp-rest-courses-v1-controller.php?old=3138586&old_path=learnpress%2Ftags%2F4.2.7%2Finc%2Fjwt%2Frest-api%2Fversion1%2Fclass-lp-rest-courses-v1-controller.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3148560/learnpress/tags/4.2.7.1/inc/jwt/rest-api/version1/class-lp-rest-courses-v1-controller.php?old=3138586&old_path=learnpress%2Ftags%2F4.2.7%2Finc%2Fjwt%2Frest-api%2Fversion1%2Fclass-lp-rest-courses-v1-controller.php Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e495507d-7eac-4f38-ab6f-b8f0809b2be4?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e495507d-7eac-4f38-ab6f-b8f0809b2be4?source=cve Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:thimpress:learnpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.2.7.1 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'c_only_fields' parameter of the /wp-json/learnpress/v1/courses REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e495507d-7eac-4f38-ab6f-b8f0809b2be4?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/trunk/inc/jwt/rest-api/version1/class-lp-rest-courses-v1-controller.php#L441 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3148560/learnpress/tags/4.2.7.1/inc/jwt/rest-api/version1/class-lp-rest-courses-v1-controller.php?old=3138586&old_path=learnpress%2Ftags%2F4.2.7%2Finc%2Fjwt%2Frest-api%2Fversion1%2Fclass-lp-rest-courses-v1-controller.php [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-89 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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