Missing authorization in chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, &…
Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary post deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'llms_delete_cert' action in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00343 28th 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chrisbadgett | LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes | up to 7.8.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes Vendorchrisbadgett Affected up to 7.8.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lifterlms:lifterlms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 7.8.6 | Vulnerable | chrisbadgett |
- cpe:2.3:a:lifterlms:lifterlms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 7.8.6 Vulnerable ·chrisbadgett
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvgf-674p-mqxg
References
Patch 2
More chrisbadgett Lifterlms vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-12660 LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes < 8.0.1 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-11948 An issue was discovered in the LifterLMS plugin through 3.34.5 for WordPress. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-04909 LifterLMS Wordpress plugin version below 3.37.15 is vulnerable to arbitrary file write leading to remote code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-32767 WordPress LifterLMS plugin <= 8.0.6 - SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04416 LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning <= 7.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-20735 WordPress LifterLMS plugin <= 7.5.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-12596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jvgf-674p-mqxg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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