CVE-2026-14184 Academy LMS < 3.8.1 - Subscriber+ Cross-User Lesson Note and Progress Modification via IDOR
Authenticated subscribers can read and modify other users' lesson notes and progress due to missing ownership checks in Academy LMS.
- 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-2026-14184?
CVE-2026-14184 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Academy LMS, published on 21 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.1 does not verify ownership of a user-supplied user identifier in several of its lesson AJAX handlers, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access to read and modify other users' lesson notes and mark other users' lesson content as completed.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14184?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14184?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14184 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-2026-14184 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14184 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5p7v-x4q4-6428.