CVE-2024-12172 (GCVE-0-2024-12172)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-12 05:24 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses <= 3.2.21 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Meta Update
Summary
The WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wpc_update_user_meta_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.21. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary user's metadata which can be levereged to block an administrator from accessing their site when wp_capabilities is set to 0.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-12 14:49 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
Wordfence
CNA
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| hookandhook | WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 3.2.21
(semver)
|
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