CVE-2026-3371
Tutor LMS <= 3.9.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Course Content Modification
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.7. This is due to missing authorization checks in the save_course_content_order() private method, which is called unconditionally by the tutor_update_course_content_order AJAX handler. While the handler's content_parent branch includes a can_user_manage() check, the save_course_content_order() call processes attacker-supplied tutor_topics_lessons_sorting JSON without any ownership or capability verification. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or above to detach lessons from topics, reorder course content, and reassign lessons between topics in any course, including admin-owned courses, by sending a crafted AJAX request with manipulated topic and lesson IDs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
Tutor LMS <= 3.9.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Course Content Modification
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.7. This is due to missing authorization checks in the save_course_content_order() private method, which is called unconditionally by the tutor_update_course_content_order AJAX handler. While the handler's content_parent branch includes a can_user_manage() check, the save_course_content_order() call processes attacker-supplied tutor_topics_lessons_sorting JSON without any ownership or capability verification. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or above to detach lessons from topics, reorder course content, and reassign lessons between topics in any course, including admin-owned courses, by sending a crafted AJAX request with manipulated topic and lesson IDs.
- Record
CVE-2026-3371- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-21615
4.3
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.7. This is due to missing authorization checks in the save_course_content_order() private method, which is called unconditionally by the tutor_update_course_content_order AJAX handler. While the handler's content_parent branch includes a can_user_manage() check, the save_course_content_order() call processes attacker-supplied tutor_topics_lessons_sorting JSON without any ownership or capability verification. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or above to detach lessons from topics, reorder course content, and reassign lessons between topics in any course, including admin-owned courses, by sending a crafted AJAX request with manipulated topic and lesson IDs.
- Record
EUVD-2026-21615- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g495-hm74-5j37
4.3
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to...
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.7. This is due to missing authorization checks in the save_course_content_order() private method, which is called unconditionally by the tutor_update_course_content_order AJAX handler. While the handler's content_parent branch includes a can_user_manage() check, the save_course_content_order() call processes attacker-supplied tutor_topics_lessons_sorting JSON without any ownership or capability verification. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or above to detach lessons from topics, reorder course content, and reassign lessons between topics in any course, including admin-owned courses, by sending a crafted AJAX request with manipulated topic and lesson IDs.
- Record
GHSA-g495-hm74-5j37- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.7. This is due to missing authorization checks in the save_course_content_order() private method, which is called unconditionally by the tutor_update_course_content_order AJAX handler. While the handler's content_parent branch includes a can_user_manage() check, the save_course_content_order() call processes attacker-supplied tutor_topics_lessons_sorting JSON without any ownership or capability verification. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or above to detach lessons from topics, reorder course content, and reassign lessons between topics in any course, including admin-owned courses, by sending a crafted AJAX request with manipulated topic and lesson IDs.
- Record
CVE-2026-3371- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-3371 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Themeum Tutor Lms – Elearning And Online Course Solution, published April 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f9cf0430-8577-449a-aefe-d7bf606fe2de?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tutor/trunk/classes/Course.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftutor/tags/3.9.7&new_path=%2Ftutor/tags/3.9.8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3371
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g495-hm74-5j37