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WordPress Plugin: goodlms: CVE-2020-27481: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 12, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026

Description

An unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in Good Layers LMS Plugin less than or equal to 2.1.4 exists due to the usage of "wp_ajax_nopriv" call in WordPress, which allows any unauthenticated user to get access to the function "gdlr_lms_cancel_booking" where POST Parameter "id" was sent straight into SQL query without sanitization.

Solution

goodlms-plugin-cve-2020-27481
Title
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