Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-1512 is a critical flaw in the MasterStudy LMS WordPress plugin. A public, unauthenticated request could abuse a database query and expose sensitive site data. For affected education or course sites, this is urgent because no login is required.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any public WordPress site using this plugin, especially revenue, student, or customer-facing course platforms. The main business risk is unauthorized database data exposure from an unauthenticated request path.
Technical view
The plugin is vulnerable to union-based SQL injection through the user parameter on the /lms/stm-lms/order/items REST route. Sources attribute this to insufficient escaping and query preparation. Affected versions are up to and including 3.2.5. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8 and the weakness is CWE-89.
Likely exposure
Internet-facing WordPress sites running MasterStudy LMS versions 3.2.5 or earlier are the likely exposure. The unauthenticated REST route makes exposure plausible wherever the plugin is active and reachable.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. However, the issue is remotely reachable, unauthenticated, low complexity, and could expose database contents, so vulnerability managers should treat it as high urgency.
Researcher notes
The strongest evidence is the CVE description and Wordfence advisory reference. The WordPress Trac changeset is relevant to the vulnerable model code path, but the provided bundle does not include exploit telemetry or a named fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites using MasterStudy LMS and identify versions at or below 3.2.5.
- Upgrade to a vendor-supported fixed release newer than 3.2.5 after confirming vendor guidance.
- Restrict or disable the affected REST route if immediate upgrade is not possible.
- Review web application firewall coverage for SQL injection attempts against WordPress REST routes.
- Monitor vendor, Wordfence, and WordPress plugin guidance for final remediation details.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether MasterStudy LMS is installed and active on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and flag any version up to 3.2.5.
- Check whether the /lms/stm-lms/order/items REST route is reachable without authentication.
- Review logs for unusual requests to the affected route and user parameter.
- Verify the deployed plugin version after remediation.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6b6d824-51d3-4da9-a39a-b957368df4dc?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3036794/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/classes/models/StmStatistics.phpCVE reference
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.