CVE-2026-120544 (GCVE-0-2026-120544)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-03 04:43 – Updated: 2026-11-03 13:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Academy LMS <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary HTML File Read via 'id' Parameter in /wp/v2/templates REST Route
Summary
The Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1 via the 'id' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary .html files on the server. The plugin appends a '.html' extension to the attacker-supplied path before reading it, so files with any other extension — including wp-config.php — are out of reach. The file's contents are returned in full in the REST JSON response's content field.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-03 13:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Assigner
References
6 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kodezen | Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.0.1
(semver)
|
guessed |
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