MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education <= 3.3.8 - Missing Authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in versions up to, and including, 3.3.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level permissions and above, to read and modify content such as course questions, post titles, and taxonomies.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StylemixThemes | MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education | up to 3.3.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education VendorStylemixThemes Affected up to 3.3.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:stylemixthemes:masterstudy_lms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.3.9 | Vulnerable | StylemixThemes |
- cpe:2.3:a:stylemixthemes:masterstudy_lms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.3.9 Vulnerable ·StylemixThemes
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3942
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9xx-q64p-q4f5
References
More StylemixThemes Masterstudy Lms vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01413 MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education <= 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-00364 MasterStudy LMS < 2.7.6 - Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05535 MasterStudy LMS < 3.3.24 - Privilege Escalation to Instructor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-03958 MasterStudy LMS < 3.0.18 - Unauthenticated Instructor Account Creation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-02936 MasterStudy LMS <= 3.3.3 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via template CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-02237 MasterStudy LMS <= 3.3.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via stm_lms_register AJAX Action CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-3942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9xx-q64p-q4f5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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