CVE-2024-12172

HIGH

WP Courses LMS <3.2.21 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-12172. PoCs published by RandomRobbieBF.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2024-12172, demonstrating how an authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access can update arbitrary user metadata via a missing capability check in the `wpc_update_user_meta_option()` function in WP Courses LMS plugin versions up to 3.2.21. The PoC includes a crafted HTTP POST request to exploit this vulnerability.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by RandomRobbieBF · poc
https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-12172

The repository contains a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2024-12172, demonstrating how an authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access can update arbitrary user metadata via a missing capability check in the `wpc_update_user_meta_option()` function in WP Courses LMS plugin versions up to 3.2.21. The PoC includes a crafted HTTP POST request to exploit this vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses plugin for WordPress <= 3.2.21
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access with Subscriber-level privileges or higher · Target WordPress site with vulnerable WP Courses LMS plugin installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0073
EPSS Percentile 49.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (1)
hookandhook/WP Courses LMS – Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses < 3.2.21
Published Dec 12, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026