---
id: CVE-2026-104049
title: >-
  The Academy LMS  WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not verify course
  enrollment or object ownership when returning a lesson's content through one
  of its REST API routes, allowing users with a self-registerable student
  account to read th…
summary: >-
  The Academy LMS  WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not verify course
  enrollment or object ownership when returning a lesson's content through one
  of its REST API routes, allowing users with a self-registerable student
  account to read th…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-639
product: Academy LMS
affected:
  - academy_lms < 4.0.0
published: '2026-10-07'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T11:17:09.943'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104049'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/277f48d0-c5e8-4790-ada6-51050d308217/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-07T09:59:06.908005Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T08:20:03.937Z'
---

## Overview

The Academy LMS  WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not verify course enrollment or object ownership when returning a lesson's content through one of its REST API routes, allowing users with a self-registerable student account to read the full content of arbitrary lessons, including lessons of paid or private courses they are not enrolled in.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.