Academy LMS < 3.8.1 - Subscriber+ Cross-User Lesson Note and Progress Modification via IDOR
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.1 does not verify ownership of a user-supplied user identifier in several of its lesson AJAX handlers, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access to read and modify other users' lesson notes and mark other users' lesson content as completed.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0023 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Academy LMS (Unknown): 3.8.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Academy LMS | before 3.8.1 | 3.8.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Academy LMS VendorUnknown Affected before 3.8.1 Fixed in 3.8.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Academy LMS (Unknown) Fixed in 3.8.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14184
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p7v-x4q4-6428
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-14184 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14184 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5p7v-x4q4-6428 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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