# CVE-2024-5973: MasterStudy LMS < 3.3.24 - Privilege Escalation to Instructor

> Students can escalate privileges to instructor role, gaining unauthorized access to restricted functionalities in MasterStudy LMS.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-264v-69hm-998m

## What is CVE-2024-5973?

CVE-2024-5973 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin  WordPress plugin before 3.3.24 does not prevent students from creating instructor accounts, which could be used to get access to functionalities they shouldn't have.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5973?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Stylemixthemes Masterstudy Lms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5973 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5973 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin

- [CVE-2024-3136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3136/): MasterStudy LMS <= 3.3.3 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via template (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2409/): MasterStudy LMS <= 3.3.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via stm_lms_register AJAX Action (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2411/): MasterStudy LMS <= 3.3.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via modal (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-1512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1512/): MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education <= 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-0441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0441/): MasterStudy LMS < 2.7.6 - Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5973 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5973 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5973 exists.

Affected product: Unknown MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin. 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-2024-5973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5973/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5973
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5973
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5973

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5973/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.