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Improper Privilege ManagementWeakness · CWE-269

CVE-2025-11086

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.7. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's role prior to registering a user via the Social Login addon. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update their role to Administrator when registering on the site.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Academy LMS WordPress plugin fails to properly validate user roles during Social Login registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register on the site with Administrator privileges by manipulating role assignment parameters during the registration process.

MitigationUpdate Academy LMS plugin to version 3.3.8 or later which contains the fix for this privilege escalation vulnerability.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Verify Academy LMS plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Academy LMS' in the list of active plugins
    Affected if Academy LMS appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Check installed Academy LMS version
    In the Plugins list, locate Academy LMS and view the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/academy/includes/version.php or the main plugin file
    Affected if The version number is lower than 3.3.8 (e.g., 3.3.7, 3.3.6, etc.)
  3. Confirm Social Login is enabled
    Navigate to Academy LMS settings > Settings > General or Integration settings in the WordPress admin panel. Look for a Social Login or Social Authentication section and verify if any social login providers (Google, Facebook, etc.) are enabled
    Affected if One or more social login providers are enabled and active on the site
  4. Inspect user registration settings
    Go to WordPress Settings > General > Membership and verify 'Anyone can register' is enabled. Also check Academy LMS registration settings for any role assignment options related to social login
    Affected if User registration is open and Academy allows social login users to be assigned roles during registration

The environment is affected if Academy LMS plugin is installed with a version lower than 3.3.8 AND the Social Login feature is enabled, allowing unauthenticated users to potentially register with elevated privileges.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Academy LMS plugin to version 3.3.8 or later which contains the fix for this privilege escalation vulnerability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Academy LMS plugin version 3.3.8 or latest stable release

  1. Check the WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins to confirm the installed version of Academy LMS plugin
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload or check the WordPress plugin repository for the latest version of Academy LMS
  3. Update the Academy LMS plugin to the latest available version (version 3.3.8 or higher, if available)
  4. After updating, verify in Users that no unauthorized Administrator accounts have been created
  5. If the Social Login addon is not needed, consider disabling it until the patch is applied
  6. Review user registration settings in WordPress under Settings > General to ensure "Anyone can register" is carefully controlled if not needed

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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