CVE-2020-8615

MEDIUM NUCLEI

Tutor LMS < 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-8615. PoCs published by Jinson Varghese Behanan. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Tutor LMS 1.5.2 and below, allowing an attacker to add or approve an instructor account by tricking an admin into submitting a malicious request.

Description

A CSRF vulnerability in the Tutor LMS plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress can result in an attacker approving themselves as an instructor and performing other malicious actions (such as blocking legitimate instructors).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Jinson Varghese Behanan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48151

This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Tutor LMS 1.5.2 and below, allowing an attacker to add or approve an instructor account by tricking an admin into submitting a malicious request.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Tutor LMS WordPress Plugin <= 1.5.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Admin user must be logged in and visit attacker-controlled page
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Wordpress Plugin Tutor LMS 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
MEDIUMVERIFIEDby r3Y3r53
Shodan: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/tutor/
FOFA: body=/wp-content/plugins/tutor/

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10058
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.themeum.com/tutor-lms-updated-v1-5-3/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0883
EPSS Percentile 94.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
themeum/tutor_lms < 1.5.3
Published Feb 04, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026