Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach WordPress site over network
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ExploitSend crafted request to plugin endpoint
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check
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ImpactPerform unauthorized data modification
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires only that a vulnerable Creator LMS plugin (version up to and including 1.2.21) be installed and network-reachable on a WordPress site; per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) no authentication, user interaction, or special configuration is needed, so default installations are affected. The limiting factors are scope and impact rather than access: the flaw yields only a partial integrity impact (I:L, with C:N/A:N), meaning an attacker can trigger an unauthorized plugin action but cannot read protected data or disrupt availability through this issue alone, and exploitation is confined to environments actually running this specific LMS plugin. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity Missing Authorization flaw (CWE-862) with a provided CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 and vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated issue whose only impact is a limited integrity loss (C:N/I:L/A:N). No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC was provided in the intelligence set, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation - the signals that would normally elevate a broken-access-control bug to urgent priority are all absent or unknown. The practical risk is best characterized as low-to-moderate: an unauthenticated attacker can likely invoke a restricted plugin action to make unauthorized changes, but with no confidentiality or availability impact and only partial integrity impact, this is a data-integrity/abuse concern rather than a full compromise. The CVSS vector and the 'Authentication Bypass'/'broken access control' tags are consistent, so there is no internal conflict to flag; the main missing data points are EPSS probability and any independent confirmation of affected-version boundaries beyond Patchstack's advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request directly to a Creator LMS plugin endpoint (e.g. an AJAX or REST action) that fails to verify the caller's authorization, performing an operation that should be restricted to privileged users. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no credentials, user interaction, or special timing is required, but the impact is limited to unauthorized modification of plugin-managed data (I:L). No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026
Missing authorization in the Creator LMS WordPress plugin (versions through 1.2.21) lets unauthenticated remote attackers invoke plugin functionality that should require elevated privileges, producing a limited integrity impact - the assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (base 5.3) confirms no authentication, no user interaction, and no confidentiality or availability loss. Any WordPress site running the affected plugin version that is reachable over the network is exposed, with default configurations affected. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed as confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); no EPSS score was included in the supplied intelligence, so the practical risk is best characterized as moderate and dependent on whether the plugin is installed and exposed.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch or fixed version was identified in the supplied intelligence at time of analysis, and the Patchstack advisory link is the primary authoritative source to monitor for an updated, patched release of Creator LMS; administrators should confirm the installed plugin version and treat any release above 1.2.21 as the remediation target once published. Until a fixed version is confirmed, the most direct compensating control is to deactivate and, if feasible, remove the Creator LMS plugin from any internet-facing WordPress site, with the trade-off that all LMS/course functionality is lost; if the plugin must remain active, restrict reachability of the affected endpoints and the WordPress administrative surface by placing the site behind authentication at the reverse proxy or WAF layer, blocking unauthenticated access to plugin-specific AJAX/REST paths, and applying virtual patching rules for the known broken-access-control action. Additional hardening that lowers exposure without removing the plugin includes keeping WordPress core and other plugins current, enforcing least-privilege roles, and monitoring plugin-related settings and content for unauthorized modifications, though these measures reduce rather than eliminate the risk because the flaw is unauthenticated and low-complexity (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N).
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Creator LMS is a WordPress learning-management-system plugin, and the reported flaw is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), tagged by the reporter (Patchstack) as a broken access control / authentication bypass issue in a WordPress plugin. The root cause class is the absence of - or an incorrectly configured - capability/authorization check on one or more plugin entry points (typically AJAX handlers, admin-post actions, or REST routes) that should be gated by current_user_can() or an equivalent nonce/capability verification before performing privileged state changes. Because the CVSS vector carries PR:N and UI:N, the unprotected action is reachable without a valid session or any victim interaction, so no account on the site is needed to trigger it. The vector's C:N/A:N with I:L means the unauthorized action is constrained to a partial modification of plugin-managed data or settings rather than disclosure of protected information or denial of service. No CPE inventory was supplied with the CVE record; the authoritative affected range from ENISA EUVD covers Creator LMS from version 0 up to and including 1.2.21.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Missing authorization reachable by any unauthenticated network client (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); only unauthorized modification occurs, so I:L with C:N/A:N and unchanged scope.
Primary rating from Vendor (patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Creator LMS Creator LMS creatorlms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Creator LMS: from n/a through 1.2.21.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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