CVE-2026-8279 (GCVE-0-2026-8279)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-07 12:29
Modified
2026-09-08 14:45
CWE
Summary
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_item_permissions_check' function in the CourseProgressItemsController in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary course progress records belonging to any student.
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