CVE-2026-96537: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Tutor LMS
Description
The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not perform a capability check in a routine that regenerates its managed pages, allowing unauthenticated users to force-publish unpublished pages and overwrite their content, create missing ones, and change the options that reference them.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Tutor LMS
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-96537 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before version 4.1.1. The plugin fails to perform capability checks in a routine responsible for regenerating its managed pages. This allows unauthenticated attackers to force-publish unpublished pages, overwrite their content, create missing pages, and alter options that reference these pages.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can manipulate the content and state of managed pages within the Tutor LMS plugin. This could lead to unauthorized content publication, content tampering, and configuration changes affecting the plugin's behavior.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users should upgrade to Tutor LMS version 4.1.1 or later once available to address this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-23T11:43:20.155Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad0776a2cdf04f6560ed3b6
Added to database: 10/15/2026, 06:49:14 UTC
Last enriched: 10/15/2026, 07:04:29 UTC
Last updated: 10/15/2026, 19:00:28 UTC
Views: 15
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