Training CoursesWordPress extension · Rudrainnovative
CVE-2024-50529
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 · uneditedUnrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in rudrainn Training – Courses training allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Training – Courses: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.
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 · high confidenceThe Training – Courses plugin from rudrainn contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows attackers to upload dangerous file types (web shells) directly to the web server, potentially achieving remote code execution.
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
Training CoursesWordPress extension
<= 2.0.1CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 the Training Courses plugin is installedCheck your WordPress installation for the Rudrainnovative Training - Courses plugin in wp-content/plugins/ directory or via the WordPress admin plugins listAffected if The plugin is present on the system
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Determine the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (typically training-courses.php or similar) and locate the version number in the plugin header commentAffected if The installed version is 2.0.1 or lower
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Confirm the file upload functionality is accessibleNavigate to the plugin settings or course creation pages in the admin panel and check if file upload options are available to usersAffected if File upload functionality is enabled and accessible to users or public visitors
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Inspect the uploads directory for suspicious filesCheck the wp-content/uploads/ directory (or custom upload path configured in the plugin) for recently added .php, .phtml, .php5, .exe, .js or other executable file typesAffected if Unexpected script or executable files are found in upload directories, especially those with suspicious names or recent timestamps
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Review server access logs for file upload requestsSearch web server access logs for POST requests to the plugin's upload endpoint (typically contains 'upload' or 'file' in the URL path) with file extensions that should not be allowedAffected if There are POST requests to upload endpoints containing dangerous file extensions
You are affected if the Rudrainnovative Training - Courses plugin is installed and the version is 2.0.1 or lower with the file upload feature enabled.
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.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of the plugin. Until then, disable the file upload functionality or implement web application firewall rules to block executable file uploads.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-50529 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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