CVE-2024-33912 HIGH

CVE-2024-33912: WordPress Academy LMS plugin <= 1.9.16 - Broken Access Control on Paid Courses vulnerability

Vendor Academy Lms

Product Academy LMS

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 6, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Academy LMS.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through 1.9.16.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Academy LMS versions up to 1.9.16 fail to properly check user permissions before allowing access to certain functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can read sensitive data or make unauthorized changes to the site. The vulnerability requires an active user account but no special interaction from a victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data and make unauthorized changes to the site as a low-privilege user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access or modify data they should not be able to reach, compromising data confidentiality and integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid user account with low privileges on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 6, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33912 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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