CVE-2024-12596: The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary post deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'llms_delete_cert' action in all

medium Affects lifterlms (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-12-18; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary post deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'llms_delete_cert' action in all

Package: lifterlms (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <7.8.6
Fixed in: 7.8.6
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (27.7th percentile)
Published: 2024-12-18
Source: nvd

References

CWE-862

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