MasteriyoWordPress extension
CVE-2024-43159
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 <= 1.11.6.
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 Masteriyo WordPress LMS plugin allows users to potentially access functionality or perform actions without proper permission verification. The vulnerability exists in the plugin up to version 1.11.6 where authorization checks are insufficient or missing in certain code paths.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
< 1.12.0CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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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Verify Masteriyo plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and look for Masteriyo LMS in the installed plugins listAffected if Masteriyo LMS appears in the installed plugins list
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Check installed Masteriyo versionIn Plugins list, click on the Masteriyo LMS plugin to view its details, or check the version number displayed in the plugins list. Alternatively, inspect the plugin main file header in wp-content/plugins/masteriyo/readme.txt or the main PHP fileAffected if The displayed version number is below 1.12.0
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Confirm version is in vulnerable rangeCompare the installed version against the affected range: versions prior to 1.12.0 (including 1.11.6 and all earlier versions)Affected if Installed version is 1.11.6 or any earlier version number
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Identify if plugin is activeIn the Plugins list, verify whether Masteriyo LMS shows as Active or InactiveAffected if The plugin is Active
You are affected if Masteriyo LMS is installed, active, and running version 1.11.6 or any version prior to 1.12.0
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 · scoped1.12.0
Add proper capability checks, nonce verification, and permission verification using WordPress functions like current_user_can() before executing sensitive operations. Update to the latest version if a patched release is available.
Masteriyo LMS version 1.12.0
- Update Masteriyo LMS plugin to version 1.12.0 or later via the WordPress plugin dashboard, or download and install the latest version from the official WordPress plugin repository
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Masteriyo
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-43159 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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