PHP Object Injection in WordPress MasterStudy LMS plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The Stylemix MasterStudy LMS plugin for WordPress through 3.7.55 fails to safely handle untrusted serialized data, which allows PHP object injection (CWE-502). A remote attacker with low privileges and a Subscriber account can exploit this without user interaction, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31
Description from the CNA
Subscriber PHP Object Injection in MasterStudy LMS <= 3.7.55 versions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StylemixThemes | MasterStudy LMS | up to 3.7.55 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MasterStudy LMS VendorStylemixThemes Affected up to 3.7.55 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for MasterStudy LMS.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118090
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-rm8v-6xph-365g
- 2026-11-01 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
More StylemixThemes vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01413 MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education <= 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-00364 MasterStudy LMS < 2.7.6 - Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24620 WordPress Consulting Elementor Widgets plugin <= 1.3.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-02655 BookIt <= 2.3.7 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05535 MasterStudy LMS < 3.3.24 - Privilege Escalation to Instructor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-24618 WordPress Consulting Elementor Widgets plugin <= 1.3.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-118090 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118090 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rm8v-6xph-365g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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