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CVE-2026-89081: Tutor LMS (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Tutor LMS (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
themeumTutor LMS – eLearning and online course solutionAffected
  • <=4.0.8
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates. Until a fix is available, avoid clicking on untrusted links containing the 'search' parameter in Tutor LMS pages. Implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious input may help mitigate risk.

Description

Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress versions up to 4.0.8 is vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the 'search' parameter. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary scripts that execute when a user interacts with a crafted link. The issue arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping.

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