Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026
LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes <= 7.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Deletion
CVE-2024-12596
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.
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Affected products
3- chrisbadgett/LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzesv5Range: 0
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References
3- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/abstracts/llms-abstract-controller-user-engagements.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/controllers/class.llms.controller.certificates.phpmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e75a03b-7552-4228-a4d0-13c78d20f6d5mitre
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