CVE-2026-14184: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Academy LMS
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.1 does not verify ownership of a user-supplied user identifier in several of its lesson AJAX handlers, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access to read and modify other users' lesson notes and mark other users' lesson content as completed.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin prior to version 3.8.1 fails to verify ownership of a user-supplied user identifier in multiple lesson AJAX handlers. This allows authenticated subscriber-level users to bypass authorization controls and access or modify lesson notes and completion status of other users. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key). No CVSS score or official remediation details are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with minimal privileges (subscriber-level) can read and alter other users' lesson notes and completion status, potentially compromising user data integrity and privacy within the LMS environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user permissions or disable affected AJAX handlers if possible to limit exploitation.
CVE-2026-14184: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Academy LMS
Description
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.1 does not verify ownership of a user-supplied user identifier in several of its lesson AJAX handlers, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access to read and modify other users' lesson notes and mark other users' lesson content as completed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin prior to version 3.8.1 fails to verify ownership of a user-supplied user identifier in multiple lesson AJAX handlers. This allows authenticated subscriber-level users to bypass authorization controls and access or modify lesson notes and completion status of other users. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key). No CVSS score or official remediation details are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with minimal privileges (subscriber-level) can read and alter other users' lesson notes and completion status, potentially compromising user data integrity and privacy within the LMS environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user permissions or disable affected AJAX handlers if possible to limit exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-30T08:11:21.762Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5f14cb2a4a8d5989ae2a23
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 06:42:19 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 06:56:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/02/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 69
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