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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-15309 EUVD-2026-124347GHSA-4jpv-w9ww-m96w

CourseCure Courses <= 1.5.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to 'ajax_save_settings' Endpoint

Published Nov 12, 2026 · Updated Nov 13, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

The CourseCure Courses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.1. This is due to a missing capability check in the ajax_save_settings() function, which accepts arbitrary POST parameters and calls update_option() with attacker-controlled keys and values without any authorization verification. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to administrator by setting the default_role WordPress option to 'administrator' and users_can_register to '1', then registering a new account that is automatically granted full administrator access.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
WishList Member CourseCure Courses ≤ 1.5.1 —

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