Academy LMS Plugin up to 3.8.0 on WordPress AJAX handler authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Academy LMS Plugin up to 3.8.0 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component AJAX handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-14184. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Academy LMS Plugin up to 3.8.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component AJAX handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.1 does not verify ownership of a user-supplied user identifier in several of its lesson AJAX handlers, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access to read and modify other users' lesson notes and mark other users' lesson content as completed.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-14184 since 06/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 3.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-46163). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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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: Academy LMS Plugin 3.8.1

Timelineinfo

06/30/2026 CVE reserved
07/21/2026 +21 days Advisory disclosed
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-14184 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-14184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380818
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2026 08:56
Updated: 07/21/2026 11:17
Changes: 07/21/2026 08:56 (54), 07/21/2026 11:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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