# CVE-2026-13765: Missing authorization in LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive quiz answers and content from paid courses due to missing authorization checks in REST endpoints.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c7j6-mr7m-857j

## What is CVE-2026-13765?

CVE-2026-13765 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses, published on 17 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.1 via the check_answer. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the correct-answer markers, full option lists, explanations, and question content for any quiz question on the site — including questions belonging to paid courses the attacker is not enrolled in.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13765?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-13765?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-13765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-13765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2026-13765 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-13765 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses, published on 17 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses. 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-2026-13765/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13765/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13765
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13765
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-13765

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13765/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.