CVE-2021-24562

LifterLMS < 4.21.2 - Access Other Student Grades/Answers via IDOR

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Published Aug 23, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

The LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress plugin before 4.21.2 was affected by an IDOR issue, allowing students to see other student answers and grades

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.21.2`	affected	< 4.21.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lifterlms:lifterlms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11474	The LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress plugin before 4.21.2 was affected by an IDOR issue, allowing students to see other student answers and grades

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.625% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://make.lifterlms.com/2021/05/17/lifterlms-version-4-21-2/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d45bb744-4a0d-4af0-aa16-71f7e3ea6e00

History

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Subscriptions

Lifterlms Lifterlms

Weaknesses

CWE-639
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Aug 23, 2021, 11:10 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:35 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 23, 2021, 12:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:40 AM

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