Threat database

The aBlocks WordPress plugin up to version 2.17.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability via a REST endpoint that allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to elevate their role to Editor or other non-administrator roles. This occurs because the endpoint does not properly verify permissions and reads role information from attacker-controlled content. The vulnerability is bounded to roles below administrator level.

The Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning WordPress plugin up to version 4.0.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. Authenticated users with the 'academy_guardian' role or higher can exploit improper privilege management to elevate any existing WordPress account to the 'academy_student' role. This role grants additional capabilities such as 'edit_posts' and, if enabled, 'upload_files'. The vulnerability arises because the plugin assigns the 'academy_student' role before validating the guardian-ward relationship and does not revert this assignment if validation fails.

The Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning WordPress plugin contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in all versions up to and including 4.0.3. Authenticated users with custom-level access or higher, registered as instructors for at least one course, can exploit this flaw to delete lesson comments and replies authored by any user, including administrators, across courses they do not instruct. This occurs because the plugin fails to properly verify user authorization for the delete action.

CVE-2026-40804 is a high-severity reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Kodezen LLC aBlocks affecting versions 0 through 2.16.0. The flaw is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, enabling attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers. This can lead to partial impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation information is currently available.

The StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 via the parse_file_path function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with vendor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.0 via the 'save_lesson_note', 'get_lesson_note', and 'complete_lesson_video' AJAX handlers due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read, overwrite, or delete the private lesson notes of any other user (including administrators), and to falsify lesson-completion progress for arbitrary users.

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Kodezen LLC aBlocks ablocks allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects aBlocks: from n/a through < 2.9.1.

The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.8.1. This is due to the '/topics' REST API endpoint being registered with a permission callback set to '__return_true', allowing unauthenticated access to course curriculum data without verifying the course's post status or user enrollment. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access detailed curriculum information for private, draft, scheduled, or password-protected courses by enumerating course IDs.

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Kodezen LLC Academy LMS Pro allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. This issue affects Academy LMS Pro: from n/a before 3.5.2.

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Kodezen LLC Academy LMS academy allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through <= 3.5.3.

The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password and relying solely on a publicly-exposed nonce for authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and gain access to their account.

The aBlocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and disclosure of sensitive information due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to read plugin settings including block visibility, maintenance mode configuration, and third-party email marketing API keys, as well as read sensitive configuration data including API keys for email marketing services.

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kodezen LLC Academy LMS academy allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through <= 3.4.0.

The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.8 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'import_all_courses' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Kodezen LLC Academy LMS academy allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through <= 3.3.4.

The StoreEngine – Powerful WordPress eCommerce Plugin for Payments, Memberships, Affiliates, Sales & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the import() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

The StoreEngine – Powerful WordPress eCommerce Plugin for Payments, Memberships, Affiliates, Sales & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0 via the file_download() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

The aBlocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the "Table Of Content" Block, specifically in the "markerView" attribute, in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Kodezen Limited Academy LMS.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through 2.0.4.

The Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.19. This is due to plugin allowing arbitrary user meta updates through the saved_user_info() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as students, to elevate their user role to that of an administrator.