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CVE-2020-8615: themeum tutor lms Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 04-02-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-8615 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in themeum tutor lms. EPSS estimates a 10.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded. Fixed in 1.5.3.

Overall risk
47/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
10.72%
0%100%
Medium · +1.89 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 04-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A CSRF vulnerability in the Tutor LMS plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress can result in an attacker approving themselves as an instructor and performing other malicious actions (such as blocking legitimate instructors).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

10.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+1.89 pp

From 8.83% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
10.72%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasephpUnverified

    WordPress Plugin Tutor LMS 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add User)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Themeum1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • tutor< 1.5.3

2 vendors · 2 products

References

6 links