CVE-2026-9341: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in kodezen Academy LMS
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin (up to version 3.8.0) contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to missing validation on a user-controlled key in certain AJAX handlers. This flaw allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to read, modify, or delete private lesson notes of other users, including administrators, and to falsify lesson completion status for arbitrary users.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-9341 is an insecure direct object reference vulnerability (CWE-639) in the Academy LMS WordPress plugin for eLearning. The vulnerability exists in the 'save_lesson_note', 'get_lesson_note', and 'complete_lesson_video' AJAX handlers, which do not properly validate a user-controlled key parameter. This lack of validation enables authenticated attackers with low privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to access and manipulate private lesson notes and lesson completion progress of other users without authorization.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access can read, overwrite, or delete private lesson notes belonging to any user, including administrators. Additionally, the attacker can falsify lesson completion progress for arbitrary users. This compromises data integrity and privacy within the LMS environment but does not directly impact system availability or confidentiality beyond the described scope.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user roles and permissions to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to lesson notes and completion progress. Avoid granting Subscriber-level or higher access to untrusted users.
CVE-2026-9341: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in kodezen Academy LMS
Description
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin (up to version 3.8.0) contains an authorization bypass vulnerability due to missing validation on a user-controlled key in certain AJAX handlers. This flaw allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to read, modify, or delete private lesson notes of other users, including administrators, and to falsify lesson completion status for arbitrary users.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-9341 is an insecure direct object reference vulnerability (CWE-639) in the Academy LMS WordPress plugin for eLearning. The vulnerability exists in the 'save_lesson_note', 'get_lesson_note', and 'complete_lesson_video' AJAX handlers, which do not properly validate a user-controlled key parameter. This lack of validation enables authenticated attackers with low privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to access and manipulate private lesson notes and lesson completion progress of other users without authorization.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access can read, overwrite, or delete private lesson notes belonging to any user, including administrators. Additionally, the attacker can falsify lesson completion progress for arbitrary users. This compromises data integrity and privacy within the LMS environment but does not directly impact system availability or confidentiality beyond the described scope.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user roles and permissions to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to lesson notes and completion progress. Avoid granting Subscriber-level or higher access to untrusted users.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-23T00:27:13.206Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5621f868715ace436eb6af
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 11:48:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 12:02:30 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 12:26:37 UTC
Views: 14
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