CVE-2024-7349 LifterLMS <= 7.7.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
Authenticated administrators can exploit blind SQL injection in LifterLMS to extract sensitive database information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-7349?
CVE-2024-7349 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes, published on 6 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via the 'order' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.7.5 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 administrator-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-2024-7349?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lifterlms Lifterlms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7349?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7349 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-2024-7349 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7349 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-2024-4743 LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning <= 7.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
- CVE-2021-24562 LifterLMS < 4.21.2 - Access Other Student Grades/Answers via IDOR
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3whw-wqrp-r5hq.