thimpress LearnPress Plugin up to 4.2.9.3 on WordPress Admin Tools REST Endpoint create-indexs authorization

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A vulnerability was found in thimpress LearnPress Plugin up to 4.2.9.3 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /wp-json/lp/v1/admin/tools/create-indexs of the component Admin Tools REST Endpoint. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-11372. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in thimpress LearnPress Plugin up to 4.2.9.3 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file /wp-json/lp/v1/admin/tools/create-indexs of the component Admin Tools REST Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to modification of data in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.9.2. This is due to missing capability checks on the Admin Tools REST endpoints which are registered with permission_callback set to __return_true. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform destructive database operations including dropping indexes on any table (including WordPress core tables like wp_options), creating duplicate configuration entries, and degrading site performance via the /wp-json/lp/v1/admin/tools/create-indexs endpoint granted they can provide table names.

The weakness was released by Lucas Montes. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-11372 since 10/06/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/18/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-34972). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• thimpress

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• LearnPress Plugin

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• 4.2.9.0
• 4.2.9.1
• 4.2.9.2
• 4.2.9.3

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