Auth bypass in Academy Lms
CVE-2026-104050
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not verify that a quiz question belongs to the course the requesting user is authorized to access before returning that question's answer options, allowing any authenticated user with access to a single course, such as an enrolled student, to read the quiz answer options of questions belonging to other courses they are not enrolled in.
Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
- Academy Lms
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb3393ad-4f50-4907-a7d4-1226126f76c2/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-104050?
- CVE-2026-104050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Academy Lms, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-10-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-104050?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.