CVE-2026-4484CWE-862

Masteriyo LMS <= 2.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Student+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator

High · published March 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the user role through the 'InstructorsController::prepare_object_for_database' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Student-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00506 · 42.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-03-26T01:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAR 01:25Z
    Masteriyo LMS <= 2.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Student+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator
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