CVE•Published 2024-03-13•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2024-1505Kodezen · Academy_lms

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 61% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

Description

The Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due to plugin allowing arbitrary user meta updates through the saved_user_info() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as students, to elevate their user role to that of an administrator.

Timeline

Published 2024-03-13

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2024-1505

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/academy-lms/"

Matches any site loading the "academy-lms" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Kodezen Academy Lms"

All exposed Kodezen Academy Lms instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Academy Lms"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Academy Lms" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.