CVE-2026-12273: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Tutor LMS
The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not perform any authorization or post-target validation before creating a comment in one of its handlers, and stores the comment pre-approved, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to post auto-approved comments containing arbitrary HTML and links on any content across the site, bypassing the comment moderation queue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-12273 describes an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Tutor LMS WordPress plugin prior to version 3.9.13. The plugin fails to perform authorization or post-target validation before creating comments in one of its handlers. As a result, authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions or above can submit comments that are stored as pre-approved, bypassing moderation and allowing arbitrary HTML and links to be posted across the site.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with low-level privileges can bypass comment moderation and inject arbitrary HTML and links into site content via auto-approved comments. This could lead to content spoofing, phishing, or other malicious content being displayed without administrative review. The vulnerability affects site integrity and trust but requires authenticated access.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is currently confirmed. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, consider restricting subscriber-level user capabilities or disabling comments in Tutor LMS to prevent exploitation.
CVE-2026-12273: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Tutor LMS
Description
The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not perform any authorization or post-target validation before creating a comment in one of its handlers, and stores the comment pre-approved, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to post auto-approved comments containing arbitrary HTML and links on any content across the site, bypassing the comment moderation queue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-12273 describes an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Tutor LMS WordPress plugin prior to version 3.9.13. The plugin fails to perform authorization or post-target validation before creating comments in one of its handlers. As a result, authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions or above can submit comments that are stored as pre-approved, bypassing moderation and allowing arbitrary HTML and links to be posted across the site.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with low-level privileges can bypass comment moderation and inject arbitrary HTML and links into site content via auto-approved comments. This could lead to content spoofing, phishing, or other malicious content being displayed without administrative review. The vulnerability affects site integrity and trust but requires authenticated access.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is currently confirmed. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, consider restricting subscriber-level user capabilities or disabling comments in Tutor LMS to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-15T11:20:18.693Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5486ae68715ace4350e262
Added to database: 07/13/2026, 06:33:18 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 06:48:10 UTC
Last updated: 07/13/2026, 21:34:18 UTC
Views: 7
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