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GHSA-WCW2-CV2C-X8CM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-17 06:31 – Updated: 2026-04-17 06:31

Details

The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized course content manipulation in versions up to and including 3.9.8. This is due to a missing authorization check in the tutor_update_course_content_order() function. The function only validates the nonce (CSRF protection) but does not verify whether the user has permission to manage course content. The can_user_manage() authorization check only executes when the 'content_parent' parameter is present in the request. When this parameter is omitted, the function proceeds directly to save_course_content_order() which manipulates the wp_posts table without any authorization validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to detach all lessons from any topic, move lessons between topics, and modify the menu_order of course content, effectively allowing them to disrupt the structure of any course on the site.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2026-5502 (GCVE-0-2026-5502)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-17 03:36 – Updated: 2026-04-17 14:28

Title

Tutor LMS <= 3.9.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Course Content Manipulation via tutor_update_course_content_order

Summary

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-04-17 14:27 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence mitre root

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3505…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
themeum	Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.9.8 (semver)

Credits

momopon1415

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