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CVE-2020-11511

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-07-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The LearnPress plugin before 3.2.6.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to escalate the privileges of any user to LP Instructor via the accept-to-be-teacher action parameter.

Affected products

• thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses: before 3.2.6.9 — fixed in 3.2.6.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thimpress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 3.2.6.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163538/WordPress-LearnPress-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developers
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-learnpress/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163538/WordPress-LearnPress-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developers
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-learnpress/

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