CVE-2024-37266 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37266: WordPress Tutor LMS plugin <= 2.7.1 - Path Traversal vulnerability

Vendor Themeum

Product Tutor LMS

Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal

Published July 9, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Themeum Tutor LMS allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Tutor LMS: from n/a through 2.7.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Tutor LMS versions up to 2.7.1 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to read arbitrary files from the server. An attacker with administrative or instructor access can bypass file access restrictions and retrieve sensitive files outside the intended directory. This affects confidentiality but not data integrity or availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read arbitrary files from the server filesystem.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Sensitive files on your server may be exposed to privileged users, including configuration files with database credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level privileges (admin or instructor role) in Tutor LMS.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 9, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37266 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html AskarLabs — CWE-22 write-up Path Traversal

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