Contributor-to-Administrator escalation via unchecked setup requests
Published Mar 25, 2026 · Updated Mar 25, 2026
Incorrect privilege assignment in Creator LMS 1.1.18 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain Administrator access. SetupWizardController REST handlers accepted contributor requests for administrative setup operations without invoking the controller's setup-wizard nonce verifier. Contributor-level access is required, and successful exploitation grants control of the WordPress site.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect privilege assignment in Creator LMS 1.1.18 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain Administrator access. SetupWizardController REST handlers accepted contributor requests for administrative setup operations without invoking the controller's setup-wizard nonce verifier. Contributor-level access is required, and successful exploitation grants control of the WordPress site.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-32530
- Published
- Mar 25, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Vendor
- WPFunnels Team
- Product
- Creator LMS
- Classifications
- CWE-266, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=<= 1.1.18 changes=[{"at":"1.1.19","status":"unaffected"}]
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Creator LMS setup-wizard proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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