CVE-2024-51658 HIGH

CVE-2024-51658: WordPress WP Course Manager plugin <= 1.3 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Henrik Hoff

Product WP Course Manager

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 14, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Henrik Hoff WP Course Manager wp-course-manager allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Course Manager: from n/a through <= 1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Course Manager versions 1.3 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings, create accounts, or alter course content if an admin visits a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 14, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51658 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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