LearndashWordPress extension
CVE-2024-56940
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 · uneditedAn issue in the profile image upload function of LearnDash v6.7.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via excessive file uploads.
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 confidenceLearnDash v6.7.1 profile image upload function lacks proper rate limiting or upload throttling, allowing attackers to repeatedly upload files and exhaust server resources, causing Denial of Service.
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
LearndashWordPress extension
= 6.7.1CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Identify LearnDash versionCheck the installed LearnDash plugin version in WordPress under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the main plugin file header for the version stringAffected if The installed version is exactly 6.7.1
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Verify profile image upload is accessibleNavigate to the LearnDash user profile settings as a registered user and confirm the profile image upload functionality is present and enabledAffected if The profile image upload form is accessible to users on the site
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Inspect rate limiting on upload endpointExamine the server configuration (nginx/Apache) or any security plugins for rate limiting rules targeting the profile image upload URL endpointAffected if No rate limiting rules are configured for the upload endpoint, or rate limiting is missing entirely
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Check application-level upload throttlingReview LearnDash settings or any custom code for upload frequency controls that limit how often a user can upload profile images within a time windowAffected if No application-level upload throttling or frequency controls are implemented
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Review server logs for upload activityExamine web server access logs for repeated POST requests to the profile image upload endpoint from the same source within a short time periodAffected if Logs show repeated upload requests without being blocked or throttled
A user is affected if LearnDash version 6.7.1 is installed AND the profile image upload feature is enabled with no rate limiting or upload throttling controls in place.
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 dataImplement rate limiting and upload frequency controls on the profile image upload endpoint to restrict the number of uploads per user within a given time window.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-56940 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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