# CVE-2026-1372: Missing authorization in Tutor LMS Elementor Addons

> Authenticated subscribers can bypass authorization checks to activate Tutor LMS and Elementor plugins in the Tutor LMS Elementor Addons WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 22 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4v6x-453r-gmgq

## What is CVE-2026-1372?

CVE-2026-1372 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themeum Tutor LMS Elementor Addons, published on 21 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Tutor LMS Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.0 This is due to missing capability checks on the `activate_tutor_free()` and `activate_elementor_free()` functions registered as `admin_action_*` handlers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate the Tutor LMS and Elementor plugins without proper authorization.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1372?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-1372?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1372 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-1372 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1372 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-1372 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-1372 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themeum Tutor LMS Elementor Addons, published on 21 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1372 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: themeum Tutor LMS Elementor Addons. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1372/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1372/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1372
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1372
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-1372

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1372/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.