Auth bypass in Thimpress Learnpress – WordPress Lms Plugin For Create And Sell Online Courses
CVE-2026-75982
The LearnPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of arbitrary WordPress options in versions up to, and including, 4.4.4 via the learnpress_create_page AJAX action. The LP_Admin_Ajax::create_page() handler only checks the edit_pages capability and a wp_rest nonce (both available to Editors), then reads the field_name parameter from the request without restricting it to a learn_press_* allow-list before passing it as the option key to LP_Helper::create_page(), which calls update_option($key_option, $page_id). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to update arbitrary WordPress options to a positive integer (a newly created page ID), enabling actions such as flipping users_can_register to a truthy value to open public registration, corrupting active_plugins to break the site, or otherwise tampering with site-wide settings normally reserved for administrators.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f8b8bfe-8d73-4289-b212-7baf7…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/trunk/inc/class-lp-helper.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/trunk/inc/admin/class-lp-admin-aj…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/trunk/inc/admin/class-lp-admin-aj…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-75982?
- CVE-2026-75982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thimpress Learnpress – WordPress Lms Plugin For Create And Sell Online Courses, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-75982?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.