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2 vulnerabilities found for Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution by kodezen
CVE-2025-15521 (GCVE-0-2025-15521)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-01-21 01:23 – Updated: 2026-01-21 15:43
VLAI?
Title
Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution <= 3.5.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Summary
The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password and relying solely on a publicly-exposed nonce for authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and gain access to their account.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kodezen | Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution |
Affected:
* , ≤ 3.5.0
(semver)
|
Credits
vgo0
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CVE-2025-15521 (GCVE-0-2025-15521)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 01:23 – Updated: 2026-01-21 15:43
VLAI?
Title
Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution <= 3.5.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Summary
The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password and relying solely on a publicly-exposed nonce for authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and gain access to their account.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kodezen | Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution |
Affected:
* , ≤ 3.5.0
(semver)
|
Credits
vgo0
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