CVE-2026-88843 (GCVE-0-2026-88843)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-24 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-24 10:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
MasterStudy LMS 3.5.29 - < 3.7.50 - Contributor+ LFI via Elementor Courses Categories Widget
Summary
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.50 does not validate one of its display-style settings before using it to build a template path, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files on the server. An equivalent path was corrected in an earlier release and this one was not, so the issue persists in versions the earlier advisory reports as fixed.
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-24 10:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fffc0d8c-256e-41… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin |
Affected:
3.5.29 , < 3.7.50
(semver)
|
guessed |
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