CVE-2021-24562: The LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress plugin before 4.21.2 was affected by an IDOR issue, allowing students to see other student answers an

high Affects lifterlms (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2021-08-23; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress plugin before 4.21.2 was affected by an IDOR issue, allowing students to see other student answers an

Package: lifterlms (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <4.21.2
Fixed in: 4.21.2
Severity: high CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (76.1th percentile)
Published: 2021-08-23
Source: nvd

References

CWE-639

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