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CVE-2026-15309: The CourseCure Courses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-15309· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 13:35 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Wordfence)CVSS 3.18.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Nov 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 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
WishList MemberCourseCure CoursesAffected
  • <=1.5.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's ajax_save_settings() functionality to trusted users only, or disable the plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.

Description

The CourseCure Courses plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 1.5.1 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw arises from a missing capability check in the ajax_save_settings() function, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to modify WordPress options without proper authorization. Attackers can exploit this to set the default user role to administrator and enable user registration, thereby creating new administrator accounts.

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