Vulnerability · Published Jan 21, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-15521Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution <= 3.5.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution from kodezen. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password and relying solely on a publicly-exposed nonce for authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and gain access to their account.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kodezen | Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution | 0 – through 3.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H