CVE-2024-12596 describes an arbitrary post deletion vulnerability in the LifterLMS WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 7.8.5. This flaw stems from a missing capability check, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete any post. Rated 4.3 MEDIUM on the CVSS scale, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user authentication, with the primary impact being a loss of integrity (deletion of data). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lifterlms:lifterlms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.