CVE-2026-65463

Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates <= 2.3.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference

2026-07-22 00:00
Celvex Group

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.3.2
Affected Plugin
Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates
Affected Version
<= 2.3.1
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE
CVE-2026-65463
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At a glance

CVE-2026-65463 is a medium-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in the Masteriyo LMS WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.3.1. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.3.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2026, reported by Celvex Group.

Vulnerability Overview

The Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Reaching this weakness in Masteriyo LMS <= 2.3.1 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. Authorization bypass through a user-controlled key, often called insecure direct object reference, means the application looks up a record by an identifier from the request without checking that the caller owns it.

Changing a number in the request is enough to read or modify other users' records, which on commerce and membership sites means customer data. For Masteriyo LMS the fix is 2.3.2: builds <= 2.3.1 are affected, anything from 2.3.2 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.3.2, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Masteriyo LMS 2.3.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65463https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/67ff1f6e-0bea-4e09-ac3d-727d13fcbfa1https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65463

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