Description
The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.8 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'import_all_courses' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
Published: 2025-11-08
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is PHP Object Injection through the import_all_courses function, allowing authenticated administrators to create a malicious object during deserialization. Although the injection alone does not execute code, it can be leveraged if a point‑of‑call (POP) chain exists in another plugin or theme, enabling the attacker to delete files, exfiltrate data or run arbitrary code. The weakness is identified as CWE‑502.

Affected Systems

All installations of the Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution (kodezen) on WordPress sites that are version 3.3.8 or earlier are affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.2 indicates high severity when a POP chain is available, but the EPSS score of less than 1% reflects a low current exploitation probability. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. An attacker with administrator access can use the import functionality to inject a crafted object, and if the site also runs a plugin or theme that contains a POP chain, the injection can lead to remote code execution, data loss or file deletion. Sites that do not have such third‑party components face limited risk, while those that do should treat this as a material threat.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 21:17 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Academy LMS plugin to a version newer than 3.3.8 or apply the vendor’s official patch.
  • Disable or restrict the import_all_courses functionality for non‑admin users, removing the capability if it is not required.
  • Audit installed plugins and themes for potential POP chains and remove or update any that could provide a vulnerability vector.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 21:17 UTC.

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History

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:45:00 +0000

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Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:45:00 +0000

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Description The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.8 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'import_all_courses' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
Title Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution <= 3.3.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection via 'import_all_courses'
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:43:18.108Z

Reserved: 2025-10-22T22:01:34.655Z

Link: CVE-2025-12099

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Updated: 2025-11-10T14:08:07.583Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-11-08T09:15:34.050

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-12099

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-22T21:30:27Z

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