CVE-2024-43142 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43142: WordPress Tutor LMS plugin <= 2.7.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Themeum

Product Tutor LMS

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published November 1, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeum Tutor LMS allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Tutor LMS: from n/a through 2.7.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Tutor LMS through version 2.7.3 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify content they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter data through the application's API or interface without proper permission validation. The vulnerability affects data integrity but does not expose sensitive information or disrupt availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or alter content in the LMS that the attacker should not have permission to change.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Course content, student records, or other LMS data could be altered by unauthorized users with basic accounts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 1, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43142 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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