CVE-2024-4743 LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning <= 7.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
Authenticated contributors can exploit SQL injection in the LifterLMS plugin to extract sensitive database information.
- 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-2024-4743?
CVE-2024-4743 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes, published on 5 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the orderBy attribute of the lifterlms_favorites shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lifterlms Lifterlms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2024-4743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes
- CVE-2020-6008 File upload in LifterLMS Wordpress Plugin
- CVE-2019-15896 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2025-52717 WordPress LifterLMS plugin <= 8.0.6 - SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-24562 LifterLMS < 4.21.2 - Access Other Student Grades/Answers via IDOR
- CVE-2024-7349 LifterLMS <= 7.7.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qc9-w7hr-g8w8.