CVE-2025-11923
Nov. 14, 2025, 4:42 p.m.
8.8
High
Description
The LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to allowing them to modify their own role via the REST API. The permission check in the update_item_permissions_check() function returns true when a user updates their own account without verifying the role changes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with student-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to administrator by updating their own roles array via a crafted REST API request. Another endpoint intended for instructors also provides an attack vector. Affected version ranges are 3.5.3-3.41.2, 4.0.0-4.21.3, 5.0.0-5.10.0, 6.0.0-6.11.0, 7.0.0-7.8.7, 8.0.0-8.0.7, 9.0.0-9.0.7, 9.1.0.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lifterlms |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | lifterlms | lifterlms | / | 3.5.3-3.41.2 | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / |
| a | lifterlms | lifterlms | / | 4.0.0-4.21.3 | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / |
| a | lifterlms | lifterlms | / | 5.0.0-5.10.0 | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / |
| a | lifterlms | lifterlms | / | 6.0.0-6.11.0 | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / |
| a | lifterlms | lifterlms | / | 7.0.0-7.8.7 | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / |
| a | lifterlms | lifterlms | / | 8.0.0-8.0.7 | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / |
| a | lifterlms | lifterlms | / | 9.0.0-9.0.7 | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / |
| a | lifterlms | lifterlms | 9.1.0 | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / | / |
References
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CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: LOW
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
Published: Nov. 13, 2025, 4:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 14, 2025, 4:42 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 14, 2025, 4:42 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
security@wordfence.com
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