CVE-2024-4223: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution
The Tutor LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data, modification of data, loss of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify, or delete data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Tutor LMS plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in all versions up to 2.7.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass capability checks on multiple functions, enabling unauthorized data access and manipulation, including adding, modifying, or deleting data. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation permits unauthenticated attackers to fully compromise data integrity, confidentiality, and availability within the Tutor LMS plugin environment. This can lead to unauthorized data disclosure, data tampering, and data loss, severely affecting the affected WordPress sites using this plugin version.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor for updates from the vendor (themeum) and apply any released patches promptly. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the Tutor LMS plugin or restricting access to the affected WordPress instance to trusted users only.
CVE-2024-4223: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution
Description
The Tutor LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data, modification of data, loss of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify, or delete data.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Tutor LMS plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in all versions up to 2.7.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass capability checks on multiple functions, enabling unauthorized data access and manipulation, including adding, modifying, or deleting data. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation permits unauthenticated attackers to fully compromise data integrity, confidentiality, and availability within the Tutor LMS plugin environment. This can lead to unauthorized data disclosure, data tampering, and data loss, severely affecting the affected WordPress sites using this plugin version.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor for updates from the vendor (themeum) and apply any released patches promptly. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the Tutor LMS plugin or restricting access to the affected WordPress instance to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-26T00:21:41.464Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b84b7ef31ef0b55630f
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:37:08 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:41:22 AM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 11:24:04 PM
Views: 12
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