Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-5060 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-5060 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-5060?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 29 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- StylemixThemes MasterStudy LMS up to, and including, 3.7.14.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-5060?
- 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-2026-5060 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-5060?
- Check whether you run StylemixThemes MasterStudy LMS at an affected version. 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 vulnerability is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) within the `stm_lms_delete_cover()` function. The root cause is a lack of ownership validation on the `file_id` parameter before it is passed to the WordPress core function `wp_delete_attachment()`. An authenticated attacker with Instructor-level privileges or higher can exploit this by sending requests with manipulated attachment IDs. By enumerating these IDs, an attacker can delete any media attachment on the WordPress site, regardless of who uploaded it. The issue is addressed in versions following 3.7.14.
Affected products
- StylemixThemes MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education up to, and including, 3.7.14
Timeline
- 2026-07-29: disclosed
- 2026-07-29: advisory
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.14/_core/lms/classes/user.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.14/_core/lms/classes/user.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3501788%40masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system%2Ftrunk&old=3496678%40masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de11c9ad-0b9f-4934-8dc9-dc324d77d702?source=cve