CVE-2026-0548

MEDIUM

Tutor LMS - WordPress Plugin <3.9.4 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized attachment deletion due to a missing capability check on the `delete_existing_user_photo` function in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to delete arbitrary attachments on the site.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/tutor/tags/3.9.4/classes/User.php&new_path=/tutor/tags/3.9.5/classes/User.php

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e475e02-494a-4ad0-a83c-d027c3a32989?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0025

EPSS Percentile 15.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (1)

themeum/Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution < 3.9.4

Published Jan 20, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026