Tutor LMS <= 3.9.12 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Comment Creation

2026-06-22 00:00

Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.9.13

Affected PluginTutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

Affected Version<= 3.9.12

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2026-12273

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Vulnerability Overview

The Tutor LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create comments without approval.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.9.13, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12273 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c4b01e7d-1c6d-4252-95a4-13f4e486b643

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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