WordPress WPLMS Theme: A Comedy of Vulnerabilities
The WPLMS theme, a WordPress learning management system, has been hit by critical vulnerabilities. These bugs allow remote attackers to cause chaos, from uploading arbitrary files to executing code and performing SQL injections. Users are urged to update immediately before their LMS turns into a learning mayhem system.
Hot Take:
Ah, WordPress plugins, the gift that keeps on giving – especially to hackers! If vulnerabilities were a theme park ride, the WPLMS theme just opened up a roller coaster of thrills for cybercriminals. Strap in, because it’s going to be a wild SQL-injecting, privilege-escalating ride!
Key Points:
- Two WordPress plugins for the WPLMS theme are riddled with over a dozen critical vulnerabilities.
- The bugs allow attackers to upload files, execute code, and escalate privileges without proper authentication.
- Educational institutions and e-learning platforms using WPLMS are primarily at risk.
- Patchstack identified 18 security issues and published a report on the 10 most severe.
- Users are advised to upgrade WPLMS and VibeBP plugins to the latest versions to mitigate risks.
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