What the vulnerability does
01Description
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to union based SQL Injection via the 'user' parameter of the /lms/stm-lms/order/items REST route in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The MasterStudy LMS WordPress plugin through version 3.2.5 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the site's database. No user interaction or special privileges are required. An attacker can read, modify, or delete sensitive data including user credentials, course information, and site configuration.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Execute SQL commands to read, modify, or delete database records without authentication.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Attackers can steal student and instructor data, modify course content, or take the site offline.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access to the WordPress site; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 17, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
