CVE-2024-6099 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.8.1 - Unauthenticated Bypass to User Registration

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass registration restrictions to create accounts with default roles in the LearnPress WordPress plugin.

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-2024-6099?

CVE-2024-6099 is a medium-severity authentication bypass 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 unauthenticated bypass to user registration in versions up to, and including, 4.2.6.8.1. This is due to missing checks in the 'check_validate_fields' function in the checkout. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as the default role on the site, even if registration is disabled.

Weakness: CWE-420

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6099?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thimpress Learnpress.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6099?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6099 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-6099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cwx6-fw99-mwh9.

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