CVE-2025-39460
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in ThimPress Eduma eduma allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Eduma: from n/a through <= 5.6.4.
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 · moderate confidenceThe Eduma WordPress plugin <= 5.6.4 contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability where certain functions or endpoints lack proper access control checks. This allows authenticated users (possibly with low-privilege roles) to perform actions or access resources that should require higher privileges, due to incorrectly configured access control security levels.
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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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Eduma plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Eduma' by ThimPress, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the eduma folder.Affected if Eduma plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed Eduma versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Eduma, and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/eduma/eduma.php for the 'Version' tag.Affected if Version is 5.6.4 or lower
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Check WordPress user roles and capabilitiesNavigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Review the roles assigned to each user account, particularly looking for users with Subscriber, Contributor, or other low-privilege roles that should have limited access.Affected if Low-privilege authenticated users exist in the system who could potentially access vulnerable functions
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Inspect plugin function access controlsExamine the Eduma plugin PHP files in /wp-content/plugins/eduma/ for any AJAX handlers, admin pages, or public endpoints. Look for functions that process sensitive actions without calling current_user_can() or similar capability checks.Affected if Plugin functions handle sensitive operations without verifying user permissions
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Audit user registration and enrollment featuresReview Eduma settings related to course enrollment, user registration, or membership (typically under LearnPress or ThimPress settings). Verify whether these features allow low-privileged users to modify data or access resources beyond their intended scope.Affected if Enrollment or registration features permit actions that should require higher privileges
The environment is affected if Eduma plugin version 5.6.4 or lower is installed and contains functions that process sensitive actions without proper capability checks, allowing authenticated users with low-privilege roles to perform privileged operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) and role-based authorization validation on all sensitive functionality and endpoints within the plugin. Review all user-facing functions against the principle of least privilege.
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