The Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to…
The Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the post_delete_assessment_file_by_id function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The route's permission callback only verifies a generic wp_rest nonce that the plugin itself emits inside the public acadlixOptions JavaScript object on every frontend page, effectively reduc
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Acadlix
- Product
- Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress
- CVSS v3.1
- 9.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Exposure class
- Web platform
- NVD status
- Received
Why it ranks 38 (Notable)
- CVSS v3.1 9.1 critical
- Product class: web platform
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.