# CVE-2026-4484: Masteriyo LMS <= 2.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Student+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator

> Authenticated students can escalate privileges to administrator due to missing authorization checks in the Masteriyo LMS plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 26 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6m8q-32w5-c768

## What is CVE-2026-4484?

CVE-2026-4484 is a high-severity vulnerability in Masteriyo LMS – Online Course Builder for eLearning, LMS & Education, published on 26 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the user role through the 'InstructorsController::prepare_object_for_database' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Student-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4484?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-4484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-4484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Masteriyo LMS <= 2.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Student+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator (github_poc): https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2026-4484

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-4484 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-4484 is a high-severity vulnerability in Masteriyo LMS – Online Course Builder for eLearning, LMS & Education, published on 26 Mar 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-2026-4484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Masteriyo LMS – Online Course Builder for eLearning, LMS & Education. 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-2026-4484/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4484/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4484
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4484
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4484

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4484/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.