LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin: A security weakness
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin
- Plugin slug
learnpress- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 06, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jan 06, 2026 and is one of 67 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the catch_lp_ajax function in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify course contents by adding/removing/updating/re-ordering sections or modifying section items.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N