{"id":"CVE-2026-75982","aliases":["EUVD-2026-65272","GHSA-2qx9-4rjh-4r9j"],"status":"published","title":"LearnPress \u003c= 4.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Editor+) Limited Option Update via 'field_name' Parameter","description":"The LearnPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of arbitrary WordPress options in versions up to, and including, 4.4.4 via the learnpress_create_page AJAX action. The LP_Admin_Ajax::create_page() handler only checks the edit_pages capability and a wp_rest nonce (both available to Editors), then reads the field_name parameter from the request without restricting it to a learn_press_* allow-list before passing it as the option key to LP_Helper::create_page(), which calls update_option($key_option, $page_id). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to update arbitrary WordPress options to a positive integer (a newly created page ID), enabling actions such as flipping users_can_register to a truthy value to open public registration, corrupting active_plugins to break the site, or otherwise tampering with site-wide settings normally reserved for administrators.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00376,"percentile":0.31863,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"published":"2026-08-25T02:26:48Z","modified":"2026-10-12T15:10:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"thimpress","product":"learnpress – wordpress lms plugin for create and sell online courses"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f8b8bfe-8d73-4289-b212-7baf7bceaaf6?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/trunk/inc/class-lp-helper.php#L264"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/trunk/inc/admin/class-lp-admin-ajax.php#L649"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/trunk/inc/admin/class-lp-admin-ajax.php#L45"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3659902%40learnpress\u0026new=3659902%40learnpress"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75982"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2qx9-4rjh-4r9j"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-75982","title":"LearnPress \u003c= 4.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Editor+) Limited Option Update via 'field_name' Parameter","description":"The LearnPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of arbitrary WordPress options in versions up to, and including, 4.4.4 via the learnpress_create_page AJAX action. The LP_Admin_Ajax::create_page() handler only checks the edit_pages capability and a wp_rest nonce (both available to Editors), then reads the field_name parameter from the request without restricting it to a learn_press_* allow-list before passing it as the option key to LP_Helper::create_page(), which calls update_option($key_option, $page_id). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to update arbitrary WordPress options to a positive integer (a newly created page ID), enabling actions such as flipping users_can_register to a truthy value to open public registration, corrupting active_plugins to break the site, or otherwise tampering with site-wide settings normally reserved for administrators.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-25T02:26:48.639Z","modified":"2026-08-25T15:20:51.772Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:07.609948Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-65272","description":"The LearnPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of arbitrary WordPress options in versions up to, and including, 4.4.4 via the learnpress_create_page AJAX action. 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This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to update arbitrary WordPress options to a positive integer (a newly created page ID), enabling actions such as flipping users_can_register to a truthy value to open public registration, corrupting active_plugins to break the site, or otherwise tampering with site-wide settings normally reserved for administrators.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-25T02:26:48Z","modified":"2026-08-25T15:20:51Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:01:32.513581Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-2qx9-4rjh-4r9j","title":"The LearnPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of arbitrary...","description":"The LearnPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of arbitrary WordPress options in versions up to, and including, 4.4.4 via the learnpress_create_page AJAX action. The LP_Admin_Ajax::create_page() handler only checks the edit_pages capability and a wp_rest nonce (both available to Editors), then reads the field_name parameter from the request without restricting it to a learn_press_* allow-list before passing it as the option key to LP_Helper::create_page(), which calls update_option($key_option, $page_id). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to update arbitrary WordPress options to a positive integer (a newly created page ID), enabling actions such as flipping users_can_register to a truthy value to open public registration, corrupting active_plugins to break the site, or otherwise tampering with site-wide settings normally reserved for administrators.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-25T03:32:11Z","modified":"2026-08-25T03:32:20Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:10:56.141217Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-75982","description":"The LearnPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of arbitrary WordPress options in versions up to, and including, 4.4.4 via the learnpress_create_page AJAX action. 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This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to update arbitrary WordPress options to a positive integer (a newly created page ID), enabling actions such as flipping users_can_register to a truthy value to open public registration, corrupting active_plugins to break the site, or otherwise tampering with site-wide settings normally reserved for administrators.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-25T03:16:57.063Z","modified":"2026-10-12T15:10:00.207Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:41.018848Z"}]}}