CVE-2026-96537

7.5High

Published 15 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Deferred · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash

7.5High

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Impact: High impact on integrity
Weakness: CWE-862

Impact

Unauthenticated remote attackers can overwrite existing WordPress pages, force-publish drafts, create missing pages, and alter plugin page options. They only need network access to the web server to trigger the endpoint.

Root cause

A routine that regenerates managed pages fails to perform authorization or capability checks on the caller.

Affected systems

Tutor LMS WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.1.1

CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Fix & remediation

Upgrade Tutor LMS to version 4.1.1 or later. If updating immediately is not possible, temporarily disable the Tutor LMS plugin.

shell

$ wp plugin update tutor --version=4.1.1

AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?

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NVD description

The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not perform a capability check in a routine that regenerates its managed pages, allowing unauthenticated users to force-publish unpublished pages and overwrite their content, create missing ones, and change the options that reference them.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e25ac9a8-a29d-4573-9d04-402a14515fb7/

Source: nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96537