High CVSS 8.8

Overview

The Tutor LMS Pro – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘order’ parameter used in the get_submitted_assignments() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Tutor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. Only the Pro version is affected.

Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟠 HIGH.

  • CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH)
  • Detected tags: sql, time_sql, wordpress (tag impact: MODERATE)

Recommended actions:

  • Use parameterized queries/ORM (avoid string concatenation).
  • Add WAF rules and input validation.
  • Parameterized queries, throttling and query timeouts.

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