CVE-2020-8615
A CSRF vulnerability in the Tutor LMS plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress can result in an attacker...
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).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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).
- Record
CVE-2020-8615- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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).
- Record
CVE-2020-8615- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29463No score
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).
- Record
EUVD-2020-29463- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fc2p-p9fp-2rqfNo score
A CSRF vulnerability in the Tutor LMS plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress can result in an attacker...
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).
- Record
GHSA-fc2p-p9fp-2rqf- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin Tutor LMS 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add User) | 2020-03-02 |
| Nuclei | Wordpress Plugin Tutor LMS 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8615 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Themeum Tutor Lms, published February 4, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10058
themeum.com/tutor-lms-updated-v1-5-3
getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/cross-site-request-forgery-in-tutor-lms-plugin
jinsonvarghese.com/cross-site-request-forgery-in-tutor-lms
packetstormsecurity.com/files/156585/WordPress-Tutor-LMS-1.5.3-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8615
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fc2p-p9fp-2rqf