CVE-2024-4279 Missing authorization in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

Medium 6.5 Published 16 May 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated instructors can delete arbitrary courses due to missing authorization 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-2024-4279?

CVE-2024-4279 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution, published on 16 May 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 Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Course Deletion in versions up to, and including, 2.7.0 via the 'tutor_course_delete' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This can allow authenticated attackers, with Instructor-level permissions and above, to delete any course.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4279?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themeum Tutor Lms.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4279 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-2024-4279 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4279 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8823-566r-4pqv.