CVE-2024-12596

MEDIUM

LifterLMS < 7.8.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion via llms_delete_cert Action

Title source: llm

Description

The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary post deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'llms_delete_cert' action in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/abstracts/llms-abstract-controller-user-engagements.php

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/controllers/class.llms.controller.certificates.php

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e75a03b-7552-4228-a4d0-13c78d20f6d5?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0033

EPSS Percentile 24.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

chrisbadgett/LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes < 7.8.5

lifterlms/lifterlms < 7.8.6

Published Dec 18, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026