CVE-2026-6708 Missing authorization in HEL Online Classroom: AI-powered Online Classrooms
Unauthenticated attackers can delete any classroom record via a vulnerable REST API endpoint, causing permanent data loss.
- 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-2026-6708?
CVE-2026-6708 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in higheredlab HEL Online Classroom: AI-powered Online Classrooms, published on 12 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HEL Online Classroom: AI-powered Online Classrooms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This is due to a missing capability check on a REST API endpoint registered with a permission_callback of '__return_true', which bypasses all WordPress authentication and authorization checks. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete any classroom record by supplying its ID in the request, resulting in permanent data loss.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6708?
How do I fix CVE-2026-6708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6708 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-2026-6708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxgq-qrj9-vj5p.