Is CVE-2026-14184 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14184 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-14184?

Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 21 July 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Academy LMS Academy LMS < 3.8.1.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14184?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-14184 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-14184?

Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-14184: Academy LMS WordPress plugin IDOR in lesson AJAX handlers

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14184?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

Q: How is CVE-2026-14184 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2026-14184?

Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-14184 · Severity: info · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-07-21

The Academy LMS plugin for WordPress, which is used to create and manage online learning platforms, contains a security flaw in how it handles student data. This vulnerability allows any logged-in student to view or change the private lesson notes of other students and falsely mark their course progress as complete. This could lead to unauthorized access to student information and compromise the integrity of course completion records.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-14184 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14184 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-14184?: Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 21 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Academy LMS Academy LMS < 3.8.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14184?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-14184 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-14184?: Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The Academy LMS plugin for WordPress fails to perform proper authorization checks in several AJAX handlers, specifically 'academy/get_lesson_note', 'academy/save_lesson_note', and 'academy/complete_lesson_video'. The root cause is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) where the plugin does not verify if the 'user_id' parameter supplied in the request matches the identity of the authenticated user. An attacker with subscriber-level privileges can exploit this by sending crafted POST requests to 'admin-ajax.php' with a valid nonce to access or overwrite private notes and modify lesson completion status for any user ID. The issue is resolved in version 3.8.1.

Affected products

Academy LMS Academy LMS < 3.8.1

Timeline

2026-06-30: disclosed: Publicly published by WPScan
2026-07-21: advisory: NVD publication date

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56a5b91b-1e1a-429d-b9e9-a1a107183124/

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