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WordPress Plugin: tutor: CVE-2021-24242: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 5, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026

Description

The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution WordPress plugin before 1.8.8 is affected by a local file inclusion vulnerability through the maliciously constructed sub_page parameter of the plugin's Tools, allowing high privilege users to include any local php file

Solution

tutor-plugin-cve-2021-24242
Title
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