# CVE-2024-4223: Tutor LMS <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization

> Unauthenticated attackers can add, modify, or delete data in Tutor LMS due to missing capability checks.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 May 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xmv2-92jh-84fp

## What is CVE-2024-4223?

CVE-2024-4223 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution, published on 16 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Tutor LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data, modification of data, loss of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify, or delete data.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4223?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themeum Tutor Lms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4223 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2024-4223 (github_poc): https://github.com/neevmeh18/rw-tutor

## Other vulnerabilities in themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

- [CVE-2024-4318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4318/): Tutor LMS <= 2.7.0 - Authenticated (Instructor+) SQL Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-4351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4351/): Tutor LMS Pro <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-4352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4352/): Tutor LMS Pro <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization to SQL Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-1751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1751/): Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24184/): Tutor LMS < 1.7.7 - Unprotected AJAX including Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4223 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4223 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution, published on 16 May 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-2024-4223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution. 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-2024-4223/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4223/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4223
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4223
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4223

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4223/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.