Subscriber-level post deletion via missing capability check
Published Dec 18, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in LifterLMS 7.8.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary WordPress posts. The llms_delete_cert branch in LLMS_Controller_Certificates::maybe_handle_reporting_actions passes an attacker-supplied certificate_id to delete() without checking manage_lifterlms. Subscriber-level access and a valid certificate-action nonce are required, and the consequence is deletion of the selected post.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in LifterLMS 7.8.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary WordPress posts. The llms_delete_cert branch in LLMS_Controller_Certificates::maybe_handle_reporting_actions passes an attacker-supplied certificate_id to delete() without checking manage_lifterlms. Subscriber-level access and a valid certificate-action nonce are required, and the consequence is deletion of the selected post.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-12596
- Published
- Dec 18, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- LifterLMS
- Product
- LifterLMS
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=7.8.5
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