CVE-2024-13619: LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes < 8.0.1 - Reflected XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The LifterLMS WordPress plugin before 8.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Affected products

chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes: before 8.0.1 — fixed in 8.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: chrisbadgett LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes 8.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/97a7e1a6-0fb3-49e9-86fc-ebb1d426fcca/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/97a7e1a6-0fb3-49e9-86fc-ebb1d426fcca/

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