The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not verify course enrollment or lesson publication status when returning a single lesson through its REST API, allowing users with a self-service student (Subscriber-level) account to disclose the content of arbitrary lessons, including lessons of paid courses they are not enrolled in and unpublished (draft, pending, private) lessons.
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-285

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Academylms
Academylms academy Lms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Academylms
Academylms academy Lms
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-285

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not verify course enrollment or lesson publication status when returning a single lesson through its REST API, allowing users with a self-service student (Subscriber-level) account to disclose the content of arbitrary lessons, including lessons of paid courses they are not enrolled in and unpublished (draft, pending, private) lessons.
Title Academy LMS < 3.8.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Lesson Content Disclosure via lessons REST Endpoint
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T16:59:40.724Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T12:28:05.699Z

Link: CVE-2026-16563

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T16:59:35.340Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-03T07:16:41.877

Modified: 2026-08-03T17:16:31.427

Link: CVE-2026-16563

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T06:30:03Z

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