CVE-2025-15521

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.

CVSS v3.1

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 29th percentile

Published

2026-01-21

Updated

2026-04-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• Nxploited/CVE-2025-15521

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

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