Tutor LMS Pro – eLearning and online course solution: Broken access control
Tutor LMS Pro – eLearning and online course solution is affected by broken access control. Exploitation requires an authenticated subscriber account. A successful request can reach data or an operation that should be restricted to another user or a more privileged role.
- Component
- Tutor LMS Pro – eLearning and online course solution
- Plugin slug
tutor- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 25, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-285 — Improper Authorization
This CVE was published Oct 25, 2025 and is one of 46 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Tutor LMS Pro – eLearning and online course solution when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
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 Tutor LMS Pro – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.3 due to missing validation on a user controlled key when viewing and editing assignments through the tutor_assignment_submit() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view and edit assignment submissions of other students.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N