LearnDash LMS < 4.10.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure

mediumseverity

5.3CVSS score

5.3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

93%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

The LearnDash LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.10.2 via API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain access to quiz questions.

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can access the LearnDash API to obtain quiz questions, answer options, and point values, compromising the integrity of course assessments.

Fix

Fixed in 4.10.3

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-json/wp/v2/sfwd-question
Positive when: contains "\"id\":" and "\"question_type\":" and "\"points_total\":" AND contains in header "application/json" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2024-1208 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2024-1208

info:
  name: LearnDash LMS < 4.10.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The LearnDash LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.10.2 via API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain access to quiz questions.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can access the LearnDash API to obtain quiz questions, answer options, and point values, compromising the integrity of course assessments.
  remediation: Fixed in 4.10.3
  reference:
    - https://github.com/karlemilnikka/CVE-2024-1208-and-CVE-2024-1210
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1208
    - https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ae735117-e68b-448e-ad41-258d1be3aebc?source=cve
    - https://github.com/nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub
    - https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2024-1208
    epss-score: 0.05285
    epss-percentile: 0.92639
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:learndash:learndash:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: learndash
    product: learndash
    framework: wordpress
    shodan-query: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/sfwd-lms
    fofa-query: body=/wp-content/plugins/sfwd-lms
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/sfwd-lms"
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/sfwd-lms"
  tags: cve,cve2024,wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,exposure,learndash,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-json/wp/v2/sfwd-question"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"id":'
          - '"question_type":'
          - '"points_total":'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'application/json'

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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