CVE-2026-12153 (GCVE-0-2026-12153)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 05:34 – Updated: 2026-07-08 17:10
VLAI
Title
WP Learn Manager <= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation via jslearnmanager_ajax AJAX Action
Summary
The WP Learn Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins from the WordPress.org repository on the vulnerable site.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
rabilal WP Learn Manager Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.1.8 (semver)
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Credits
Alyudin Nafiie
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