CVE-2025-15521 Auth bypass in Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution
Unauthenticated attackers can take over arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, by bypassing identity validation during password updates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-15521?
CVE-2025-15521 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in kodezen Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution, published on 21 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15521?
How do I fix CVE-2025-15521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-15521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-15521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q9f-33q6-9426.