CVE-2024-6088 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated User Registration Bypass

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass disabled registration settings to create accounts, requiring plugin updates to prevent unauthorized access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-6088?

CVE-2024-6088 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses, published on 2 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user registration due to a missing capability check on the 'register' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.6.8.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass disabled user registration to create a new account with the default role.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6088?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thimpress Learnpress.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6088?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6088 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-2024-6088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rv7x-qjc3-m67h.

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