CVE-2020-8615 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a CSRF vulnerability in the Tutor LMS plugin to approve themselves as an instructor and block legitimate users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-8615?

CVE-2020-8615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A CSRF vulnerability in the Tutor LMS plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress can result in an attacker approving themselves as an instructor and performing other malicious actions (such as blocking legitimate instructors).

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8615?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themeum Tutor Lms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-8615 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-8615 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fc2p-p9fp-2rqf.

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