# CVE-2024-8350: Uncanny Groups for LearnDash <= 6.1.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Group Leader+) User Group Add

> Authenticated group leaders can add users to their groups via a missing capability check, potentially leading to site admin access.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3522-f7v7-pv57

## What is CVE-2024-8350?

CVE-2024-8350 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Uncanny Groups for LearnDash, published on 25 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Uncanny Groups for LearnDash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to user group add due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/ulgm_management/v1/add_user/ REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with group leader-level access and above, to add users to their group which ultimately allows them to leverage CVE-2024-8349 and gain admin access to the site.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8350?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Uncannyowl Uncanny Groups for Learndash.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8350?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8350 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8350 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Uncanny Groups for LearnDash

- [CVE-2024-8349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8349/): Uncanny Groups for LearnDash <= 6.1.0.1 - Authenticated (Group Leader+) Privilege Escalation (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-35650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35650/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8350 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8350 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Uncanny Groups for LearnDash, published on 25 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Uncanny Groups for LearnDash. 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-2024-8350/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8350/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8350
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8350
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8350

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8350/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.