CVE-2026-8279

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The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_item_permissions_check' fun…

The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_item_permissions_check' function in the CourseProgressItemsController in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary course progress records belonging to any student.

CVSS

5.3

5.3 (CVSS v3.1)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (security@wordfence.com)

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2026-09-07 13:20

Modified: 2026-09-08 15:18

NVD status: Deferred

Last synced 1 day ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:51 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.9/includes/... security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.9/includes/... security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learning-management-system/tags/2.1.9/includes/... security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d317d40b-2b99-408b-b445-1a789df3... security@wordfence.com

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:51 UTC · record ↗

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