MasterStudy LMS 3.5.29 - < 3.7.50 - Contributor+ LFI via Elementor Courses Categories Widget
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.50 does not validate one of its display-style settings before using it to build a template path, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files on the server. An equivalent path was corrected in an earlier release and this one was not, so the issue persists in versions the earlier advisory reports as fixed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin | 3.5.29 to before 3.7.50 | 3.7.50 | Patch available | CNA |
- MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin VendorUnknown Affected 3.5.29 to before 3.7.50 Fixed in 3.7.50 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin (Unknown) Fixed in 3.7.50
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin 3.7.50
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-60234 MasterStudy LMS 2.3.0 - < 3.7.50 - Unauthenticated Account Creation with Registration DisabledPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-60235 MasterStudy LMS < 3.7.50 - Subscriber+ Lesson Completion Record CreationPriority LOW 19
- TI-2026-60233 MasterStudy LMS 2.3.0 - < 3.7.50 - Subscriber+ Course and Lesson Creation via Demo ImportPriority LOW 19
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88843
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99q4-525f-whh5
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-88843 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-88843 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99q4-525f-whh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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