CVE-2024-1503 Cross-site request forgery in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

Medium 4.3 Published 12 Mar 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Attackers can trick admins into deactivating the plugin and erasing data via CSRF if erase-on-uninstall is enabled.

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-2024-1503?

CVE-2024-1503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution, published on 12 Mar 2024. 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

The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the erase_tutor_data() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to deactivate the plugin and erase all data via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This requires the "Erase upon uninstallation" option to be enabled.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1503?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themeum Tutor Lms.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-1503 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as CVE-2023-2920, GHSA-qxmq-f8x5-rfg3.