CVE-2024-8529: LearnPress (WordPress plugin) · SQL Injection
Affects LearnPress (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · public exploit available (Metasploit) · 12% EPSS · CVSS 10.0 Critical.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 12.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 96% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Sep 2024
Detectable: evidence found.
Weaponised: evidence found.
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, consider disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable REST API endpoint or applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to block malicious input targeting the 'c_fields' parameter. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
Description
The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'c_fields' parameter of the /wp-json/lp/v1/courses/archive-course REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2b2671e-0db7-4ba9-b574-a0122959e8fc?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/learnpress/tags/4.2.7&new_path=/learnpress/tags/4.2.7.1&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)
- abrahack.com/posts/learnpress-sqli/ (opens in a new tab)