Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress <= 1.9.19 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2024-1505 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2024-03-13 16:15:23 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 19:20:46 UTC |
| Description | The Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due to plugin allowing arbitrary user meta updates through the saved_user_info() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as students, to elevate their user role to that of an administrator. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.001760000 probability, percentile 0.390560000 (date 2026-04-20)
Problem Types: CWE-269 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-269 CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Kodezen | Academy Lms | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Kodezen | Academy LMS WordPress LMS Plugin For Complete ELearning Solution | affected 1.9.19 semver | Not specified |
| ADP | Kodezen | Academy Lms | affected 1.9.19 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b150f90a-ccb7-4c19-a4b3-eaf9e... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wordfence.com | Third Party Advisory |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3037880/academy | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Lucio Sá (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2024-02-21T00:00:00.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.