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TI-2026-74623 Aliases CVE-2026-96537GHSA-6xmr-fmf9-mcm2

Missing authorization in Tutor LMS lets attackers publish and overwrite pages

Priority LOW 38CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not perform a capability check in a routine that regenerates its managed pages. An unauthenticated attacker can force-publish unpublished pages, overwrite their content, create missing ones, and change the options that reference them (CWE-862). A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not perform a capability check in a routine that regenerates its managed pages, allowing unauthenticated users to force-publish unpublished pages and overwrite their content, create missing ones, and change the options that reference them.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Tutor LMS (Unknown): 4.1.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownTutor LMSbefore 4.1.14.1.1Patch availableCNA
  • Tutor LMS VendorUnknown Affected before 4.1.1 Fixed in 4.1.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update Tutor LMS to version 4.1.1 or later, which fixes the flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Tutor LMS (Unknown) Fixed in 4.1.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96537
  2. 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-6xmr-fmf9-mcm2

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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