CVE-2026-85569: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Tutor LMS
The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not correctly determine whether an incoming request is addressed to its own REST API, and does not enforce the permission recorded against an API credential, allowing the holder of a read-only key to act as the administrator account that issued it.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-85569 is a privilege management vulnerability in the Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before version 4.0.8. The plugin does not properly determine whether an incoming request is addressed to its REST API and fails to enforce the permission level recorded against an API credential. Consequently, an attacker or user possessing a read-only API key can escalate privileges and act as the administrator account that issued the key.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a read-only API key can bypass intended permission restrictions and gain administrator-level access within the Tutor LMS plugin. This could lead to unauthorized administrative actions, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Tutor LMS to version 4.0.8 or later, where this privilege management issue has been addressed. No other mitigation guidance is provided or necessary as the fix is available in the updated version.
CVE-2026-85569: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Tutor LMS
Description
The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not correctly determine whether an incoming request is addressed to its own REST API, and does not enforce the permission recorded against an API credential, allowing the holder of a read-only key to act as the administrator account that issued it.
Affected software
Tutor LMS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-85569 is a privilege management vulnerability in the Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before version 4.0.8. The plugin does not properly determine whether an incoming request is addressed to its REST API and fails to enforce the permission level recorded against an API credential. Consequently, an attacker or user possessing a read-only API key can escalate privileges and act as the administrator account that issued the key.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a read-only API key can bypass intended permission restrictions and gain administrator-level access within the Tutor LMS plugin. This could lead to unauthorized administrative actions, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Tutor LMS to version 4.0.8 or later, where this privilege management issue has been addressed. No other mitigation guidance is provided or necessary as the fix is available in the updated version.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-04T10:45:46.193Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa32e255bf5e2cf517fb38
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 06:10:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 06:19:08 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 22:11:12 UTC
Views: 11
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