Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeum Tutor LMS tutor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Tutor LMS: from n/a through <= 3.9.5.
Published: 2026-03-05
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Access
Action: Patch Immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw in the Tutor LMS plugin that allows unprivileged users to access or modify data that should be protected, enabling unauthorized modification of course material or viewing of private information. (CWE-862)

Affected Systems

Affected systems include the Themeum Tutor LMS WordPress plugin for all installations running version 3.9.5 or earlier.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity; the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low probability of exploitation, and the vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is through standard WordPress authentication mechanisms, with the attacker exploiting an incorrectly configured access control check within the plugin’s web interface.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 15, 2026 at 23:46 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Tutor LMS to version 3.9.6 or later.
  • If an update is not immediately possible, lock down the plugin’s administrative pages with a second authentication layer or IP whitelist.
  • Verify that user roles and capabilities for LMS content management are correctly configured and that only authorized roles have edit permissions.
  • Consider deploying a web application firewall rule that blocks suspicious requests targeting the plugin’s endpoints.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 15, 2026 at 23:46 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

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

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Themeum
Themeum tutor Lms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Themeum
Themeum tutor Lms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeum Tutor LMS tutor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Tutor LMS: from n/a through <= 3.9.5.
Title WordPress Tutor LMS plugin <= 3.9.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References

Subscriptions

Themeum Tutor Lms
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-23T14:14:03.977Z

Reserved: 2026-01-16T14:15:17.504Z

Link: CVE-2026-23799

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-09T19:39:19.194Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-03-05T06:16:22.497

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:36:39.193

Link: CVE-2026-23799

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-16T00:00:14Z

Weaknesses