CVE-2024-8349

HIGH

Uncanny Groups for LearnDash <6.1.0.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-8349. PoCs published by karlemilnikka.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a detailed writeup of CVE-2024-8349 and CVE-2024-8350, which are privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Uncanny Groups for LearnDash WordPress plugin. The vulnerabilities allow Group Leaders to escalate privileges to Admin by exploiting missing authorization checks and improper role validation.

Description

The Uncanny Groups for LearnDash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.0.1. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting what users a group leader can edit. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with group leader-level access and above, to change admin account email addresses which can subsequently lead to admin account access.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by karlemilnikka · poc
https://github.com/karlemilnikka/CVE-2024-8349-and-CVE-2024-8350

This repository contains a detailed writeup of CVE-2024-8349 and CVE-2024-8350, which are privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Uncanny Groups for LearnDash WordPress plugin. The vulnerabilities allow Group Leaders to escalate privileges to Admin by exploiting missing authorization checks and improper role validation.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Uncanny Groups for LearnDash (uncanny-learndash-group) <= 6.1.0.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Group Leader role in WordPress · Plugin setting 'Allow group leaders to edit users' enabled (for CVE-2024-8349)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0113
EPSS Percentile 62.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (2)
Uncanny Owl/Uncanny Groups for LearnDash < 6.1.0.1
uncannyowl/uncanny_groups_for_learndash < 6.1.1
Published Sep 25, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026