MasteriyoWordPress extension
CVE-2024-43158
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in masteriyo Masteriyo - LMS learning-management-system.This issue affects Masteriyo - LMS: from n/a through <= 1.11.4.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in the Masteriyo WordPress LMS plugin allows unauthorized users to access or perform actions they should not have permission for. The vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 1.11.4, potentially allowing attackers to bypass access controls and interact with learning management system functions without proper authentication or authorization checks.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
MasteriyoWordPress extension
< 1.11.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Masteriyo LMS plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find Masteriyo LMS. Alternatively, open the main plugin file (usually /wp-content/plugins/masteriyo/masteriyo.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the file comments.Affected if The installed version is less than 1.11.5 (e.g., 1.11.4, 1.11.3, etc.)
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, verify that Masteriyo LMS appears in the Plugins list with an 'Active' status, or check if the masteriyo post type or related rewrite rules are loaded on the site.Affected if The plugin is active and running on the site, enabling the vulnerable code paths.
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Identify exposed LMS endpointsReview site for publicly accessible Masteriyo endpoints such as /course/, /lesson/, /quiz/, or API routes under /wp-json/masteriyo/. Use a site scanner or manually test these routes to confirm they respond without authentication.Affected if The plugin endpoints are accessible without requiring login or capability checks, indicating the missing authorization flaw is exploitable.
If Masteriyo LMS is active and the installed version is below 1.11.5, the site is likely affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.11.5
Update Masteriyo LMS to the latest version once available and audit user roles and capabilities to ensure only authorized users have access to sensitive LMS functions. If no patch is available, restrict access to the plugin endpoints via server-side configuration or temporarily disable affected functionality.
1.11.5
- Update Masteriyo LMS plugin to version 1.11.5 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Masteriyo
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-43158 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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