CVE-2026-8279
Masteriyo LMS <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Course Progress Deletion
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_item_permissions_check' function in the CourseProgressItemsController in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary course progress records belonging to any student.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Masteriyo LMS <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Course Progress Deletion
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_item_permissions_check' function in the CourseProgressItemsController in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary course progress records belonging to any student.
- Record
CVE-2026-8279- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-72368
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_item_permissions_check' function in the CourseProgressItemsController in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary course progress records belonging to any student.
- Record
EUVD-2026-72368- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jv59-f2rj-m7r3
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a...
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_item_permissions_check' function in the CourseProgressItemsController in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary course progress records belonging to any student.
- Record
GHSA-jv59-f2rj-m7r3- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_item_permissions_check' function in the CourseProgressItemsController in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary course progress records belonging to any student.
- Record
CVE-2026-8279- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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-2026-8279 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Masteriyo Lms – Lms Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates, published September 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d317d40b-2b99-408b-b445-1a789df3c958?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.9/includes/RestApi/Controllers/Version1/CourseProgressItemsController.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8279
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jv59-f2rj-m7r3