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TI-2024-01406 Aliases CVE-2024-1505GHSA-grmc-pw34-vq48

Improper privilege management in kodezen Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due to plugin allowing arbitrary user meta updates through the saved_user_info() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as students, to elevate their user role to that of an administrator.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00756 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
kodezenAcademy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solutionup to 1.9.19—No fix listedCNA
  • Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution Vendorkodezen Affected up to 1.9.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kodezen:academy_lms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.9.20Vulnerablekodezen
  • cpe:2.3:a:kodezen:academy_lms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.9.20 Vulnerable ·kodezen

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1505
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-grmc-pw34-vq48

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-25935 WordPress Academy LMS plugin <= 2.0.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-22382 WordPress Academy LMS plugin <= 1.9.16 - Broken Access Control on Paid Courses vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-21594 WordPress Academy LMS plugin <= 1.9.16 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-23246 WordPress Academy LMS plugin <= 1.9.25 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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