CVE-2024-1502 Missing authorization in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

Medium 5.4 Published 12 Mar 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary posts due to missing capability checks in the Tutor LMS WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-1502?

CVE-2024-1502 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution, published on 12 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the tutor_delete_announcement() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1502?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themeum Tutor Lms.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1502?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-1502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3p89-8hm7-44h4.