CVE-2020-26876

Summary

CVECVE-2020-26876
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-10-07 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC
DescriptionThe wp-courses plugin through 2.0.27 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass the intended payment step (for course videos and materials) by using the /wp-json REST API, as exploited in the wild in September 2020. This occurs because show_in_rest is enabled for custom post types (e.g., /wp-json/wp/v2/course and /wp-json/wp/v2/lesson exist).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-306

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wpcoursesplugin Wp-courses All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
403 Forbidden MISC plugins.trac.wordpress.org Third Party Advisory
Critical Information Disclosure on WP Courses plugin exposes private course videos and materials - Red Timmy Security MISC www.redtimmy.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
403 Forbidden MISC plugins.trac.wordpress.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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