CVE-2026-4484 — Masteriyo LMS <= 2.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Student+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the…
Published: 2026-03-26 · CVSS: 8.8 · CVSS 3.1
The Masteriyo LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the user role through the 'InstructorsController::prepare_object_for_database' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Student-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7