Tutor LMS Plugin up to 3.9.12 on WordPress Comment access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Tutor LMS Plugin up to 3.9.12. This impacts an unknown function of the component Comment Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-12273. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Tutor LMS Plugin up to 3.9.12 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Comment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not perform any authorization or post-target validation before creating a comment in one of its handlers, and stores the comment pre-approved, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to post auto-approved comments containing arbitrary HTML and links on any content across the site, bypassing the comment moderation queue.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-12273 since 06/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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-2026-12273 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-12273
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-377914

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2026 08:51
Changes: 07/13/2026 08:51 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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