CVE-2025-13628 Missing authorization in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily modify or delete coupons due to missing capability checks in the Tutor LMS plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-13628?

CVE-2025-13628 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themeum Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution, published on 9 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and deletion of data due to a missing capability check on the 'bulk_action_handler' and 'coupon_permanent_delete' functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to delete, activate, deactivate, or trash arbitrary coupons.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13628?

How do I fix CVE-2025-13628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-13628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qgw8-6p5h-7w7m.

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