CVE-2020-11511

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-862

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163538/WordPress-LearnPress-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developersProduct, Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-learnpress/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163538/WordPress-LearnPress-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/learnpress/#developersProduct, Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-learnpress/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 30, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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