CVE-2026-32530
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 · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in WPFunnels Creator LMS creatorlms allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Creator LMS: from n/a through <= 1.1.18.
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 confidenceA privilege escalation vulnerability in the WPFunnels Creator LMS WordPress plugin allows authenticated users to gain elevated privileges due to incorrect privilege assignment in the plugin's authorization logic.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WPFunnels Creator LMS plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WPFunnels Creator LMS' or check the plugins directory for the plugin filesAffected if Plugin is installed and active
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Identify the installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/ folder for version metadata, or view the plugin details page in WordPress admin_plugins listAffected if Version cannot be determined or is older than the patched version (once released)
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Review user role assignmentsGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and compare each user's assigned role against their expected privilege level based on their account purposeAffected if Any user possesses a role or capability they should not normally have based on their intended access level
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Check for unauthorized administrative accountsList all users with Administrator role and verify each account was intentionally created by a legitimate administratorAffected if Unexpected or unrecognizable Administrator accounts exist
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Audit capability assignments for lower-privileged usersUse a user role editor plugin or query the wp_usermeta table to check if any subscriber/contributor/author user has administrative capabilities (like manage_options, edit_users, or delete_users)Affected if Non-admin users have administrative-level capabilities
A user is affected if the WPFunnels Creator LMS plugin is installed and any user account has privileges elevated beyond what was intentionally assigned, indicating exploitation of the authorization flaw.
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 dataUpdate the Creator LMS plugin to the latest version once a patch is released; if no patch is available, remove the plugin or implement role-based access control filters to restrict lower-privileged users from accessing administrative functions.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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