Vulnerability · Published Sep 19, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-89333Tutor LMS <= 4.0.8 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'student_id' Parameter
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution from themeum. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.8 via the 'student_id' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to disclose the email address and Tutor profile phone number of arbitrary WordPress users, including Administrators, by iterating over user IDs via the student_id parameter.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| themeum | Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution | 0 – through 4.0.8 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/244051ef-5357-4b16-b690-46c8fea56847?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/tags/4.0.8/templates/user-profile.php#L132
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/tags/4.0.8/templates/user-profile.php#L21
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/tags/4.0.8/templates/user-profile.php#L137
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/tags/4.0.8/classes/Utils.php#L2841
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/tags/4.0.8/classes/Template.php#L503
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3700174%40tutor&new=3700174%40tutor