CVE-2026-16563 PUBLISHED

Academy LMS < 3.8.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Lesson Content Disclosure via lessons REST Endpoint

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 22.07.2026 Published: 03.08.2026 Updated: 03.08.2026

The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not verify course enrollment or lesson publication status when returning a single lesson through its REST API, allowing users with a self-service student (Subscriber-level) account to disclose the content of arbitrary lessons, including lessons of paid courses they are not enrolled in and unpublished (draft, pending, private) lessons.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Academy LMS
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.8.3 (excl.)

Credits

  • Pedro Pinho finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE