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CVE-2025-15521

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 21, 2026
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-639
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password and relying solely on a publicly-exposed nonce for authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and gain access to their account.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • kodezen Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution — Up to and including 3.5.0

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/3.5.0/includes/functions.php#L1581
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6687ebbe-fdf4-4ecb-bf59-034bb4b0104c?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record