Vulnerability · Published Jul 21, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-14184Academy LMS < 3.8.1 - Subscriber+ Cross-User Lesson Note and Progress Modification via IDOR
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Academy LMS from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.1 does not verify ownership of a user-supplied user identifier in several of its lesson AJAX handlers, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access to read and modify other users' lesson notes and mark other users' lesson content as completed.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Academy LMS | 0 – before 3.8.1 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56a5b91b-1e1a-429d-b9e9-a1a107183124/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description