CVE-2026-12274: unknown tutor lms
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-12274 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in unknown tutor lms. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.9.13.
Timeline
- 13-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not verify that the requesting user is allowed to edit a target post before overwriting it in one of its content-builder save handlers, authorizing the request only against an unrelated identifier, allowing authenticated users with instructor-level access to overwrite and take over any post or page on the site, including those owned by administrators.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
21%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.30% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown1 product
- tutor lms< 3.9.13
Wordpress1 product
- tutor-lms≤ 3.9.12 (fixed in 3.9.13)
2 vendors · 2 products