Description
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the user role through the 'InstructorsController::prepare_object_for_database' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Student-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
masteriyo Masteriyo LMS – Online Course Builder for eLearning, LMS & Education
Default version status: unaffected
0 to ≤ 2.1.6affected
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/265be0af-66a4-4636-ab81-f8e2c5a1282e?source=cve ↗
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.6/includes/RestApi/Controllers/Version1/InstructorsController.php#L305 ↗
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3490792/learning-management-system/trunk/includes/RestApi/Controllers/Version1/InstructorsController.php ↗