CVE-2026-64969: ATutor IDOR in profile picture endpoints

CVE-2026-64969 · Severity: info · Published 2026-08-20

ATutor is a learning management system that allows organizations to create and deliver online courses. The platform contains an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability in its profile picture management feature that allows any authenticated student to permanently delete other users' profile pictures, including those of instructors and administrators. This could disrupt user identification and trust in the platform while causing operational friction for course participants.

Technologies: ATutor. Vendors: ATutor.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-64969 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-64969 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-64969?
Informational severity, published 20 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
ATutor 2.2.4 (confirmed vulnerable; other versions untested).
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-64969?
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-2026-64969 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-64969?
Check whether you run ATutor 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 a classic IDOR (CWE-639: Authorization bypass through User-Controlled key) affecting the profile album endpoint. An authenticated attacker can supply an arbitrary member_id in a POST request to delete profile pictures belonging to any other user without authorization checks. The attack requires only valid authentication as any user (including a student) and network access to the endpoint. An attacker can permanently remove profile pictures of other users, potentially including instructors and administrators. The product is no longer actively supported and the vulnerability has not been patched. Version 2.2.4 was confirmed vulnerable; other versions have not been tested but may be affected.

Affected products

  • ATutor ATutor 2.2.4 (confirmed vulnerable; other versions untested)

Timeline

  • 2026-08-20: disclosed

References

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