CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-26876
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-10-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-306
Description
The wp-courses plugin through 2.0.27 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass the intended payment step (for course videos and materials) by using the /wp-json REST API, as exploited in the wild in September 2020. This occurs because show_in_rest is enabled for custom post types (e.g., /wp-json/wp/v2/course and /wp-json/wp/v2/lesson exist).
Affected configurations
• wpcoursesplugin wp-courses (<= 2.0.27)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality weakness
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2388997 Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2389243 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redtimmy.com/critical-information-disclosure-on-wp-courses-plugin-exposes-private-course-videos-and-materials/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2388997 Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2389243 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redtimmy.com/critical-information-disclosure-on-wp-courses-plugin-exposes-private-course-videos-and-materials/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory