{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-104022","assignerOrgId":"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Wordfence","dateReserved":"2026-10-01T17:03:56.186Z","datePublished":"2026-10-10T02:26:31.622Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-10T02:26:31.622Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599","shortName":"Wordfence","dateUpdated":"2026-10-10T02:26:31.622Z"},"affected":[{"vendor":"kodezen","product":"Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"4.0.3","versionType":"semver"}],"defaultStatus":"unaffected"}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"The Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.3. This is due to the `add_child()` function calling `add_role('academy_student')` on any existing account resolved from the attacker-supplied `email` parameter before `Store::link()` validates the guardian-ward relationship, and failing to roll back that role write when `Store::link()` returns a `WP_Error`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the `academy_guardian` role or higher to elevate any existing WordPress account — including their own — to the `academy_student` role, gaining `edit_posts` (Contributor-equivalent) capabilities and, when the student file-upload setting is enabled, `upload_files` (Author-equivalent) capabilities not granted to the guardian role. When a guardian supplies their own email address, `email_exists()` resolves to their own user ID, causing `Store::link()` to reject the self-link, but because the `add_role()` call has already executed and is never reversed, the academy_student role grant on their own account persists permanently."}],"title":"Academy LMS <= 4.0.3 - Authenticated (Custom+) Privilege Escalation to add_child REST endpoint","references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a54dd9e5-59e7-4655-9f64-e198deda1383?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/4.0.2/includes/guardian/rest-api.php#L160"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/4.0.2/includes/guardian/rest-api.php#L138"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/4.0.2/includes/guardian/rest-api.php#L85"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/4.0.2/includes/guardian/store.php#L39"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3734598%40academy&new=3734598%40academy"}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","description":"CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management","cweId":"CWE-269","type":"CWE"}]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"}}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","type":"finder","value":"Wordfence PRISM"}],"timeline":[{"time":"2026-10-01T17:07:56.000Z","lang":"en","value":"Vendor Notified"},{"time":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"Disclosed"}]}}}