CVE-2026-12273: The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not perform any authorization or post-target validation before creating a comment in one of its handlers, and stores the comment
The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not perform any authorization or post-target validation before creating a comment in one of its handlers, and stores the comment pre-approved, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to post auto-approved comments containing arbitrary HTML and links on any content across the site, bypassing the comment moderation queue.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12273
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-122730.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-12273 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Tutor LMS WordPress
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- mediumCVE-2026-14310: The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not properly verify that a user has access to…nvd · 2026-07-30
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- highCVE-2026-12275: The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not, in its Droip and Kirki page-builder int…nvd · 2026-07-13
- mediumCVE-2026-12274: The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not verify that the requesting user is allow…nvd · 2026-07-13
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