CVE-2024-4902 – This vulnerability allows authenticated attacke... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-4902?

CVE-2024-4902 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH). This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with admin-level access in Tutor LMS WordPress plugin to perform time-based SQL injection attacks via the 'course_id' parameter. Attackers can extract sensitive database information by injecting malicious SQL queries. Only WordPress sites running vulnerable Tutor LMS versions are affected.

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with admin-level access in Tutor LMS WordPress plugin to perform time-based SQL injection attacks via the 'course_id' parameter. Attackers can extract sensitive database information by injecting malicious SQL queries. Only WordPress sites running vulnerable Tutor LMS versions are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress

Versions: All versions up to and including 2.7.1

Operating Systems: All

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires authenticated admin access; affects all WordPress installations using vulnerable plugin versions.

📦 What is this software?

Tutor Lms by Themeum

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including user credentials, payment information, course content, and WordPress configuration data leading to full site takeover.

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Likely Case

Extraction of sensitive user data (emails, names), course enrollment records, and potentially WordPress admin credentials.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact if proper network segmentation, database permissions, and admin access controls are implemented.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires admin credentials but SQL injection is straightforward once authenticated.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 2.7.2 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3098465%40tutor%2Ftrunk&old=3086489%40tutor%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file8

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Tutor LMS and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.7.2 or higher.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Temporary Plugin Deactivation

all

Disable Tutor LMS plugin until patched version is available

wp plugin deactivate tutor

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Restrict admin access to trusted IP addresses only
Implement web application firewall with SQL injection rules

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check Tutor LMS plugin version in WordPress admin panel under Plugins → Installed Plugins

Check Version:

wp plugin list --name=tutor --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm Tutor LMS version is 2.7.2 or higher in WordPress admin

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual database query patterns
Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful admin login
Long-running SQL queries with time delays

Network Indicators:

HTTP POST requests to Tutor LMS endpoints with SQL injection patterns in course_id parameter

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND (url="*tutor*" AND (param="*course_id*" AND value="*SLEEP*" OR value="*WAITFOR*" OR value="*BENCHMARK*"))

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-4902

CVSS v3 Score: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE: CWE-89

Published: June 7, 2024

Last Updated: November 21, 2024

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