LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes <= 7.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Deletion

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12596",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes <= 7.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Deletion",
    "summary": "The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary post deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'llms_delete_cert' action in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-12596",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "id": "CVE-2024-12596",
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        "CVE-2024-12596"
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-12596.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:27.872423122Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/abstracts/llms-abstract-controller-user-engagements.php",
        "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208662/lifterlms/trunk/includes/controllers/class.llms.controller.certificates.php",
        "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e75a03b-7552-4228-a4d0-13c78d20f6d5?source=cve",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/12xxx/CVE-2024-12596.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12596"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-862"
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        "cna_assigner": "Wordfence",
        "unresolved_ranges": [
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                "strategy": "StandardRange"
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      }
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 494504,
  "published_at": "2024-12-18T03:22:06.256+00:00"
}