The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary post deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'llms_delete_cert' action in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00044}

epss

{'score': 0.00048}


Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Lifterlms
Lifterlms lifterlms
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lifterlms:lifterlms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Lifterlms
Lifterlms lifterlms

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:45:00 +0000

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Description The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary post deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'llms_delete_cert' action in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.
Title LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes <= 7.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Deletion
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2024-12-18T16:34:43.867Z

Reserved: 2024-12-12T22:14:08.110Z

Link: CVE-2024-12596

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-18T16:24:12.986Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-12-18T04:15:08.253

Modified: 2025-07-11T21:23:39.087

Link: CVE-2024-12596

cve-icon Redhat

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