LifterLMS <= 9.2.1 - Authenticated (Custom+) SQL Injection via 'order' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The LifterLMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'order' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.2.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Instructor-level access and above who have the edit_post capability on the quiz, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chrisbadgett | LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes | up to 9.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes Vendorchrisbadgett Affected up to 9.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lifterlms:lifterlms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | chrisbadgett |
- cpe:2.3:a:lifterlms:lifterlms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·chrisbadgett
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5207
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qj44-r97p-27pf
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43d31d1e-0f4f-4f51-8274-650151642d03?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lifterlms/trunk/includes/admin/reporting/tables/llms.table.quiz.non.attempts.php#L240
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lifterlms/trunk/includes/admin/reporting/tables/llms.table.quiz.non.attempts.php#L190
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lifterlms/trunk/includes/class.llms.ajax.handler.php#L243
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3495818/lifterlms/trunk/includes/admin/reporting/tables/llms.table.quiz.non.attempts.php
More chrisbadgett 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-2026-70248 PHP object injection in LifterLMS via custom lesson data CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-5207 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5207 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qj44-r97p-27pf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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