Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-9341Academy LMS <= 3.8.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference via 'user_id' Parameter
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Academy LMS 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 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.0 via the 'save_lesson_note', 'get_lesson_note', and 'complete_lesson_video' AJAX handlers due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read, overwrite, or delete the private lesson notes of any other user (including administrators), and to falsify lesson-completion progress for arbitrary users.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kodezen | Academy LMS | 0 – through 3.8.0 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1e9b094a-29ba-4be3-9033-fd915fae1820?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/3.7.4/includes/ajax/lesson.php#L258
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/3.7.4/includes/ajax/lesson.php#L253
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/3.7.4/includes/ajax/lesson.php#L300
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/3.7.4/includes/classes/abstract-ajax-handler.php#L46
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3573111/