CVE-2026-4484 (GCVE-0-2026-4484)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-26 01:25 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:42
VLAI?
Title
Masteriyo LMS <= 2.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Student+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator
Summary
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the user role through the 'InstructorsController::prepare_object_for_database' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Student-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
masteriyo Masteriyo LMS – Online Course Builder for eLearning, LMS & Education Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.1.6 (semver)
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Credits
Hunter Jensen
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