Auth bypass in Themeum Tutor Lms – Elearning And Online Course Solution

CVE-2026-88944

The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.8. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to permanently delete arbitrary WordPress posts — including pages, courses, quizzes, and WooCommerce products — via wp_delete_post( $id, true ). The exploit chain requires the attacker to first trigger the profile-photo upload flow to obtain an authored wp_posts attachment row, then create a Tutor topic reparented to that attachment, before invoking the lesson deletion handler against any target post ID.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-88944?
CVE-2026-88944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeum Tutor Lms – Elearning And Online Course Solution, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-88944?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.