Authorization bypass in ThimPress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.9.1 via the 'userId' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to view the course enrollment progress and completion data belonging to any instructor or administrator account on the site. This IDOR does not apply when the target user is a regular subscriber, as the guard correctly blocks cross-subscriber access; exploitation is limited to cases where the victim user holds the LP_TEACHER_ROLE or administrator role.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11988
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qhv-qfjf-5jf4
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6b5e8cfd-989e-4a64-abb0-9daa22df46a4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.3.9.1/inc/rest-api/v1/frontend/class-lp-rest-lazy-load-controller.php#L137
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.3.9.1/inc/rest-api/v1/frontend/class-lp-rest-lazy-load-controller.php#L118
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.3.9.1/inc/user/abstract-lp-user.php#L680
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.2.7.5/inc/rest-api/v1/frontend/class-lp-rest-lazy-load-controller.php#L137
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.2.7.5/inc/rest-api/v1/frontend/class-lp-rest-lazy-load-controller.php#L118
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.2.7.5/inc/user/abstract-lp-user.php#L680
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Flearnpress/tags/4.3.9.1&new_path=%2Flearnpress/tags/4.4.0
More ThimPress vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-07900 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'c_only_fields' CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-06018 LearnPress <= 4.2.5.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via order_by CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-05199 WP Hotel Booking < 2.0.8 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04124 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.6.5 - Unauthenticated Time-Based SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18355 WordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.2.3 - Authenticated Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03105 LearnPress < 4.1.7.2 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via REST API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-11988 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11988 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2qhv-qfjf-5jf4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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