Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2026· Updated Jun 29, 2026
Masteriyo LMS <= 2.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Student+) Arbitrary Course Announcement Modification
CVE-2026-11773
Description
The Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with student-level access and above, to modify the description (post content) of arbitrary course announcements authored by instructors or administrators.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.8/addons/course-announcement/Controllers/CourseAnnouncementController.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.8/addons/course-announcement/Controllers/CourseAnnouncementController.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.2.1/addons/course-announcement/Controllers/CourseAnnouncementController.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.2.1/addons/course-announcement/Controllers/CourseAnnouncementController.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5780d762-2313-4c81-be02-99543359d824mitre
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