Tutor LMS Plugin up to 3.9.12 on WordPress Quiz Attempt Management authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Tutor LMS Plugin up to 3.9.12. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Quiz Attempt Management. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-12271. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tutor LMS Plugin up to 3.9.12. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Quiz Attempt Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not verify ownership of the targeted quiz attempt before writing to it, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to modify and force-complete other students' quiz attempts, overwriting their recorded marks and pass/fail result.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-12271 since 06/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 3.9.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: Tutor LMS Plugin 3.9.13

Timelineinfo

06/15/2026 CVE reserved
07/13/2026 +28 days Advisory disclosed
07/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-12271 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-12271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-377910

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2026 08:43
Changes: 07/13/2026 08:43 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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