CVE-2024-7548 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.9.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via order Parameter

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can exploit SQL injection in the order parameter to extract sensitive database information from LearnPress.

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-2024-7548?

CVE-2024-7548 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses, published on 8 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'order' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.6.9.3 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-2024-7548?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thimpress Learnpress.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7548?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7548 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-2024-7548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2rfg-hm52-w7vq.

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