CVE-2026-8279
MEDIUMCVSS 5.3Description
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_item_permissions_check' function in the CourseProgressItemsController in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary course progress records belonging to any student.
Timeline
Published:September 7th, 2026 1:20 PM
Last modified:September 7th, 2026 1:20 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 5.3 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.9/includes/Repository/CourseProgressItemRepository.php#L269
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.9/includes/RestApi/Controllers/Version1/CourseProgressItemsController.php#L124
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.9/includes/RestApi/Controllers/Version1/CourseProgressItemsController.php#L805
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d317d40b-2b99-408b-b445-1a789df3c958?source=cve
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute