CVE-2024-1505Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Student-to-Administrator escalation via arbitrary user meta updates

Published Mar 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Privilege escalation in Kodezen LLC Academy LMS 1.9.19 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain Administrator access. The Ajax::saved_user_info function accepts arbitrary profile keys and passes each key and value to update_user_meta, allowing wp_capabilities to be overwritten. A student-level account and valid AJAX nonce are sufficient; Administrator access permits full control of the WordPress site.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Kodezen LLC Academy LMS 1.9.19 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain Administrator access. The Ajax::saved_user_info function accepts arbitrary profile keys and passes each key and value to update_user_meta, allowing wp_capabilities to be overwritten. A student-level account and valid AJAX nonce are sufficient; Administrator access permits full control of the WordPress site.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1505
Published
Mar 13, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Kodezen LLC
Product
Academy LMS
Classifications
CWE-269, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.9.19

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Kodezen LLC · Academy LMSversion=0 <=1.9.19

Published CVSS scores

8.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1098Account Manipulation

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