CVE-2024-4223: Tutor LMS <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Tutor LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data, modification of data, loss of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify, or delete data.

Affected products

themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution: before 2.7.1 — fixed in 2.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 2.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3086489/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ce4c4395-6d1a-4d5f-885f-383e5c44c0f8?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3086489/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ce4c4395-6d1a-4d5f-885f-383e5c44c0f8?source=cve

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