Academy LMS <= 3.8.1 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference to Private Topic Disclosure

Summary

The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.8.1. This is due to the '/topics' REST API endpoint being registered with a permission callback set to '__return_true', allowing unauthenticated access to course curriculum data without verifying the course's post status or user enrollment. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access detailed curriculum information for private, draft, scheduled, or password-protected courses by enumerating course IDs.

Timeline

1. Jul 2, 2026, 5:35 AM UTCCVE published
2. Jul 2, 2026, 2:51 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

3. Jul 2, 2026, 2:52 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• kodezen Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution

  through 3.8.1

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