CVE-2020-7916

be_teacher in class-lp-admin-ajax.php in the LearnPress plugin 3.2.6.5 and earlier for WordPress allows any registered user to assign itself the teacher role via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=learnpress_be_teacher URI without any additional permission checks. Therefore, any user can change its role to an instructor/teacher and gain access to otherwise restricted data.
References
Link Resource
https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developers Release Notes Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:thimpress:learnpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2020-03-16 18:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 17:47


NVD link : CVE-2020-7916

Mitre link : CVE-2020-7916

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-7916


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Products Affected

thimpress

  • learnpress
CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management