Academy LMS <= 4.0.3 - Authenticated (Custom+) Privilege Escalation to add_child REST endpoint
The Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.3. This is due to the add_child() function calling add_role('academy_student') on any existing account resolved from the attacker-supplied email parameter before Store::link() validates the guardian-ward relationship, and failing to roll back that role write when Store::link() returns a WP_Error. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the academy_guardian role or higher to elevate any existing WordPress account — including their own — to the academy_student role, gaining edit_posts (Contributor-equivalent) capabilities and, when the student file-upload setting is enabled, upload_files (Author-equivalent) capabilities not granted to the guardian role. When a guardian supplies their own email address, email_exists() resolves to their own user ID, causing Store::link() to reject the self-link, but because the add_role() call has already executed and is never reversed, the academy_student role grant on their own account persists permanently.
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| Plattform | Paket | Anfällige Versionen | Behoben in |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress-Plugin | Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning | <= 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 |
Verweise
- CVSS-Vektor
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N- Schwäche (CWE)
CWE-269- Plattform
- WordPress
- Paket
Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning- Veröffentlicht
- 09.10.2026
- Aktualisiert
- 11.10.2026 10:22
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Schwachstellenhistorie: Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning
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- Einträge insgesamt
- 21
- Erste → letzte
- 02.2024 10.2026
- Ohne Fix
- 1
- In Angriffen ausgenutzt
- 0
Verteilung nach Schweregrad
- Kritisch 1
- Hoch 3
- Mittel 16
- Niedrig 1
Veröffentlichungen pro Jahr
- 2024: 6
- 2025: 3
- 2026: 12
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