LearnPress Plugin up to 3.2.6.5 on WordPress Permission Check class-lp-admin-ajax.php be_teacher privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in LearnPress Plugin up to 3.2.6.5 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function be_teacher of the file class-lp-admin-ajax.php of the component Permission Check. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-7916. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in LearnPress Plugin up to 3.2.6.5 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function be_teacher of the file class-lp-admin-ajax.php of the component Permission Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

be_teacher in class-lp-admin-ajax.php in the LearnPress plugin 3.2.6.5 and earlier for WordPress allows any registered user to assign itself the teacher role via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=learnpress_be_teacher URI without any additional permission checks. Therefore, any user can change its role to an instructor/teacher and gain access to otherwise restricted data.

The weakness was released 03/16/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at wordpress.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-7916 since 01/22/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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01/22/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-7916 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7916
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151726

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2020 09:55
Updated: 03/17/2020 10:00
Changes: 03/17/2020 09:55 (39), 03/17/2020 10:00 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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