CVE-2026-12843: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in StellarWP LearnDash LMS
The LearnDash LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions 4.25.0 - 5.1.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enroll arbitrary users in paid courses without payment verification, bypassing the entire payment system and gaining unauthorized access to premium educational content.
CVE-2026-12843: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in StellarWP LearnDash LMS
Description
The LearnDash LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions 4.25.0 - 5.1.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enroll arbitrary users in paid courses without payment verification, bypassing the entire payment system and gaining unauthorized access to premium educational content.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-21T21:10:35.916Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9bff05acd9273b49c7db9f
Added to database: 09/05/2026, 11:37:41 UTC
Last updated: 09/05/2026, 11:37:41 UTC
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