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CVE-2024-5648: LearnDash LMS - Reports Free <= 1.8.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The LearnDash LMS – Reports plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions (i.e. wrld_set_configuration, wrld_exclude_settings_save, apply_time_tracking_settings, wp_ajax_wrld_gutenberg_block_visit, etc..) in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update various plugin settings.

Affected products

• stellarwp LearnDash LMS – Reports: through 1.8.2.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L261
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L284
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L423
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L455
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L52
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3119784/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7fbbd0d7-882f-4bc8-a67a-4d6dc05cb796?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L261
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L284
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L423
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L455
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wisdm-reports-for-learndash/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-functions.php#L52

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