CVE-2025-11372: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses
The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to modification of data in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.9.2. This is due to missing capability checks on the Admin Tools REST endpoints which are registered with permission_callback set to __return_true. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform destructive database operations including dropping indexes on any table (including WordPress core tables like wp_options), creating duplicate configuration entries, and degrading site performance via the /wp-json/lp/v1/admin/tools/create-indexs endpoint granted they can provide table names.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-11372 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the LearnPress WordPress LMS Plugin for versions up to 4.2.9.2. The Admin Tools REST API endpoints are registered with permission_callback set to __return_true, effectively disabling authorization checks. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to invoke endpoints such as /wp-json/lp/v1/admin/tools/create-indexs to perform destructive database operations, including dropping indexes on any table (including wp_options), creating duplicate configuration entries, and degrading site performance. The vulnerability is network exploitable without authentication and requires no user interaction.
Potential Impact
An attacker can perform unauthorized destructive actions on the WordPress database, potentially dropping indexes on critical tables like wp_options, which may degrade site performance and cause data integrity issues. While confidentiality is not impacted, the integrity and availability of the affected site can be compromised. The CVSS score of 6.5 reflects a medium severity impact primarily due to integrity and availability degradation without direct confidentiality loss.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix links are provided, users should monitor the vendor's announcements for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the REST API endpoints if possible, for example by implementing firewall rules or additional authentication layers to prevent unauthenticated access to the vulnerable endpoints.
CVE-2025-11372: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses
Description
The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to modification of data in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.9.2. This is due to missing capability checks on the Admin Tools REST endpoints which are registered with permission_callback set to __return_true. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform destructive database operations including dropping indexes on any table (including WordPress core tables like wp_options), creating duplicate configuration entries, and degrading site performance via the /wp-json/lp/v1/admin/tools/create-indexs endpoint granted they can provide table names.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-11372 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the LearnPress WordPress LMS Plugin for versions up to 4.2.9.2. The Admin Tools REST API endpoints are registered with permission_callback set to __return_true, effectively disabling authorization checks. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to invoke endpoints such as /wp-json/lp/v1/admin/tools/create-indexs to perform destructive database operations, including dropping indexes on any table (including wp_options), creating duplicate configuration entries, and degrading site performance. The vulnerability is network exploitable without authentication and requires no user interaction.
Potential Impact
An attacker can perform unauthorized destructive actions on the WordPress database, potentially dropping indexes on critical tables like wp_options, which may degrade site performance and cause data integrity issues. While confidentiality is not impacted, the integrity and availability of the affected site can be compromised. The CVSS score of 6.5 reflects a medium severity impact primarily due to integrity and availability degradation without direct confidentiality loss.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix links are provided, users should monitor the vendor's announcements for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the REST API endpoints if possible, for example by implementing firewall rules or additional authentication layers to prevent unauthenticated access to the vulnerable endpoints.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-06T14:44:39.048Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68f33944197c8629076f80c5
Added to database: 10/18/2025, 6:52:52 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:05:34 AM
Last updated: 5/11/2026, 11:44:31 PM
Views: 92
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