themeum Tutor LMS Pro Plugin up to 3.9.5 on WordPress improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in themeum Tutor LMS Pro Plugin up to 3.9.5 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-0953. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in themeum Tutor LMS Pro Plugin up to 3.9.5 on WordPress. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Tutor LMS Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.5 via the Social Login addon. This is due to the plugin failing to verify that the email provided in the authentication request matches the email from the validated OAuth token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, by supplying a valid OAuth token from their own account along with the victim's email address.

The weakness was released by Nguyen Tan Phat. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-0953 since 01/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/15/2026).

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/14/2026 CVE reserved
03/10/2026 +55 days Advisory disclosed
03/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/15/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Nguyen Tan Phat
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-0953 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349911

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2026 07:23
Updated: 03/15/2026 20:55
Changes: 03/10/2026 07:23 (64), 03/15/2026 20:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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