Vulnerability in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-18439)
Summary
Vulnerability in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-18439). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 4.0.7 via the tutor_quiz_builder_save AJAX action due to missing validation that nested question_id, answer_id, deleted_question_ids[], and deleted_answer_ids[] values in the submitted payload belong to a quiz/topic/course the requester is authorized to manage. The handler only validates the top-level course_id, topic_id, and (when supplied) payload['ID'], but the nested identifiers are passed straight into $wpdb->update/DELETE statements in QuizBuilder::save_questions(), QuizBuilder::save_question_answers(), and QuizBuilder::handle_delete(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Instructor-level access and above, to overwrite the content and re-parent arbitrary quiz questions/answers belonging to other instructors or administrators, and to delete arbitrary quiz question and answer rows.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-18439 has been found in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution (WordPress plugin).
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution (WordPress plugin) CVE-2026-18439" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-18439 (Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution (WordPress plugin)) — CWE-639 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-639) exists in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution (WordPress plugin).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution (WordPress plugin).
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution (WordPress plugin) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web wordfence.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com