CVE-2026-115597: WordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.4.11 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.17% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: ThimPress LearnPress 4.4.12.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to ThimPress LearnPress 4.4.12 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThimPress LearnPress learnpress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects LearnPress: from n/a through 4.4.11.
- Published
- Oct 26, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 7th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-862
Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Patchstack
- 5.4
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Patchstack). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
ThimPress LearnPress
- up to and including 4.4.11affectedfixed in 4.4.12
Same product
thimpress: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-8529LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'c_fields'60This week
- CVE-2024-8522LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin <= 4.2.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'c_only_fields'60This week
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-110363Oct 19, 2026 · WordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.4.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-113353Oct 20, 2026 · LearnPress before 4.4.10 Missing Authorization via Legacy Editor AJAX Handlers21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-115598Oct 26, 2026 · WordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.4.11 - Broken Access Control vulnerability21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ThimPress LearnPress | 4.4.12 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayOct 31, 2026+5 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Harry NguyenPatchstack Bug Bounty Programfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-1155993 days apartWordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.4.11 - Broken Access Control vulnerability30Monitor
- CVE-2025-66054312 days apartWordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.2.9.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability30Monitor
- CVE-2026-1155980 days apartWordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.4.11 - Broken Access Control vulnerability21Monitor
- CVE-2026-426903 days apartWordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.4.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability21Monitor
- CVE-2026-1103637 days apartWordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.4.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability21Monitor
- CVE-2026-3971724 days apartWordPress LearnPress plugin <= 4.4.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability17Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-862 · Missing AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.