# CVE-2024-1289: LearnPress <= 4.2.6.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference

> Authenticated attackers can access other users' order details and emails via insecure direct object reference in LearnPress.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qh29-9j77-hqw6

## What is CVE-2024-1289?

CVE-2024-1289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses, published on 9 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.6.3 due to missing validation on a user controlled key when looking up order information. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to obtain information on orders placed by other users and guests, which can be leveraged to sign up for paid courses that were purchased by guests. Emails of other users are also exposed.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1289?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Thimpress Learnpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses

- [CVE-2024-8522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8522/): LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'c_only_fields' (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-8529](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8529/): LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'c_fields' (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-45808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45808/): WordPress LearnPress Plugin <= 4.1.7.3.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-4434](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4434/): LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.5 - Unauthenticated Time-Based SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6567/): LearnPress <= 4.2.5.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via order_by (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1289 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses, published on 9 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1289/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1289/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1289
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1289
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1289

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