CVE-2026-12153

CriticalCVSS 9.8

Published: 08/07/2026(UTC)Updated: 08/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 09/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.36%

29th percentile - higher than 29% of all known CVEs

Summary

The WP Learn Manager plugin for WordPress up to version 1.1.8 inclusive contains an authorization bypass vulnerability. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw to install and activate arbitrary plugins from the WordPress.org repository on the vulnerable site.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential takeover of the website by an unauthorized attacker who can install malicious plugins, leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update the WP Learn Manager plugin to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability. If no update is available, consider temporarily disabling the plugin.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.