WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Academy LMS < 3.8.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Lesson Content Disclosure via lessons REST Endpoint

Description

The plugin does not verify course enrollment or lesson publication status when returning a single lesson through its REST API, allowing users with a self-service student (Subscriber-level) account to disclose the content of arbitrary lessons, including lessons of paid courses they are not enrolled in and unpublished (draft, pending, private) lessons.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 3.8.3

References

Classification

Type
ACCESS CONTROLS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Pedro Pinho
Submitter
Pedro Pinho
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-07-24 (about 10 days ago)
Added
2026-07-24 (about 9 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-07-24 (about 9 days ago)

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