Description
A CSRF vulnerability in the Tutor LMS plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress can result in an attacker approving themselves as an instructor and performing other malicious actions (such as blocking legitimate instructors).
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin Tutor LMS 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add User) EDB-48151 · webapps · Mar 2, 2020
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Wordpress Plugin Tutor LMS 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-8615.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10058
- https://www.themeum.com/tutor-lms-updated-v1-5-3/
- https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/cross-site-request-forgery-in-tutor-lms-plugin/
- https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/cross-site-request-forgery-in-tutor-lms/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156585/WordPress-Tutor-LMS-1.5.3-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html