CVE-2026-15309: CourseCure Courses (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management
Affects CourseCure Courses (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 11:49 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| WishList MemberCourseCure Courses | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should restrict access to the CourseCure Courses plugin and monitor for updates from the vendor. Until a fix is available, avoid granting subscriber or higher privileges to untrusted users.
Description
The CourseCure Courses WordPress plugin up to version 1.5.1 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to missing authorization checks in the ajax_save_settings() function. Authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this flaw by modifying WordPress options to set the default role to administrator and enable user registration, allowing them to create new administrator accounts.