---
id: "CVE-2026-115599"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115599"]
title: "LearnPress WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["learnpress", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T11:17:30+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T11:24:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T11:25:29+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115599", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T11:24:28+00:00"}]
---

# LearnPress WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control

LearnPress, a WordPress plugin for running online courses, has a missing authorization check that lets requests bypass intended access control. The sources do not say which data or actions an attacker can reach through it.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed LearnPress version in the WordPress admin plugins list or the `learnpress` plugin header.
- Confirm whether the site runs LearnPress at all.

## Fix

- LearnPress: versions through `4.4.11` are affected; move to a later release (the exact fixed version is unknown).

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T11:24:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115599

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThimPress LearnPress learnpress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects LearnPress: from n/a through 4.4.11.

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