CVE-2024-1904 MasterStudy LMS <= 3.2.13 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure in search_posts

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can expose draft post titles and excerpts due to missing capability checks in the search_posts function.

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-2024-1904?

CVE-2024-1904 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in stylemix MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The MasterStudy LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the search_posts function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.13. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to expose draft post titles and excerpts.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1904?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Stylemixthemes Masterstudy Lms.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1904?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1904 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-2024-1904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wjmr-v62x-4f45.

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