Description
The LearnPress WordPress plugin before 4.4.7 does not check the user's capabilities before applying a user supplied post status filter in one of its REST routes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to list courses that are not published, including draft, pending, private, scheduled and trashed ones.
Published: 2026-09-16
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthenticated disclosure via REST API
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The LearnPress WordPress plugin, prior to version 4.4.7, fails to verify a user's capabilities before applying a user supplied post status filter in a REST route. This oversight allows an unauthenticated attacker to enumerate courses that are not publicly visible, including those in draft, pending, private, scheduled, and trashed states. The primary impact is the exposure of sensitive or confidential course content to anyone who can access the plugin's API endpoint, potentially leaking intellectual property or personal data stored in course materials. This is a classic access control flaw that permits information disclosure without authorization, falling under CWE-200.

Affected Systems

LearnPress plugin for WordPress installations using any version before 4.4.7. No specific WordPress core or other product versions are cited; the vulnerability is confined to the LearnPress plugin code itself.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score indicates a very low probability of exploitation (<1%), and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. The CVSS score of 5.3 suggests moderate severity. The capability to reach the REST API endpoint without authentication means an attacker can easily request unpublished course listings. The likely attack vector is through the public REST API endpoint exposed by LearnPress, which accepts a status filter and returns course data across various non‑public states. Exploit conditions are minimal: a simple HTTP request to the vulnerable endpoint with a status parameter suffices to harvest sensitive course content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 05:00 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest LearnPress plugin update (4.4.7 or newer).
  • If immediate update is not possible, restrict the affected REST API route to authenticated users or block it entirely using a firewall or .htaccess rule.
  • If a full update cannot be applied, develop a custom patch that ensures the REST route checks user capabilities before accepting status filters.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 05:00 UTC.

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History

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-287

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-287

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Learnpress
Learnpress learnpress
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Learnpress
Learnpress learnpress
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The LearnPress WordPress plugin before 4.4.7 does not check the user's capabilities before applying a user supplied post status filter in one of its REST routes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to list courses that are not published, including draft, pending, private, scheduled and trashed ones.
Title LearnPress < 4.4.7 - Unauthenticated Unpublished Course Disclosure via REST API
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:34:12.796Z

Reserved: 2026-09-07T12:51:58.100Z

Link: CVE-2026-86449

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:16:31.660Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-16T06:16:34.860

Modified: 2026-09-17T13:16:52.957

Link: CVE-2026-86449

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T05:15:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor