CVE-2026-88849: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization in MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin
Description
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.55 does not verify that a user targeted through its student-enrolment feature has any relationship to the requesting instructor, allowing users with the Instructor role to overwrite the first name, last name and public display name of any registered user on the site, including administrators, enabling impersonation and phishing.
Affected software
MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-10T09:58:56.913Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad9aa294d27ba8daa32e938
Added to database: 10/22/2026, 06:16:09 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 06:16:09 UTC
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