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The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.7. This is due to missing authorization checks in the `save_course_content_order()` private method, which is called unconditionally by the `tutor_update_course_content_order` AJAX handler. While the handler's `content_parent` branch includes a `can_user_manage()` check, the `save_course_content_order()` call processes attacker-supplied `tutor_topics_lessons_sorting` JSON without any ownership or capability verification. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or above to detach lessons from topics, reorder course content, and reassign lessons between topics in any course, including admin-owned courses, by sending a crafted AJAX request with manipulated topic and lesson IDs.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-27 | Published 2026-04-11 | Updated 2026-04-13 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

Timeline

2026-02-27:Vendor Notified
2026-04-10:Disclosed

Credits

Hunter Jensen finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-8577-449a-aefe-d7bf606fe2de?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...tutor/trunk/classes/Course.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...tutor/trunk/classes/Course.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...tutor/trunk/classes/Course.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...7&new_path=%2Ftutor/tags/3.9.8

cve.org (CVE-2026-3371)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-3371)

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