The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not verify course enrollment or lesson publication status when returning a single lesson through its REST API, allowing users with a self-service student (Subscriber-level) account to disclose the content of arbitrary lessons, including lessons of paid courses they are not enrolled in and unpublished (draft, pending, private) lessons.
History

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Academylms
Academylms academy Lms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Academylms
Academylms academy Lms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-285

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not verify course enrollment or lesson publication status when returning a single lesson through its REST API, allowing users with a self-service student (Subscriber-level) account to disclose the content of arbitrary lessons, including lessons of paid courses they are not enrolled in and unpublished (draft, pending, private) lessons.
Title Academy LMS < 3.8.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Lesson Content Disclosure via lessons REST Endpoint
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T06:00:14.281Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T12:28:05.699Z

Link: CVE-2026-16563

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T09:15:03Z