# CVE-2026-92538: LearnPress WordPress LMS reflected DOM-based XSS in orderby parameter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-92538-the-learnpress-wordpress-lms-plugin-for-create-and-sell-online  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-03. Updated: 2026-10-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-92538 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.1 · Published 2026-10-03

LearnPress is a WordPress plugin that enables course creators to build and sell online courses. The plugin is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) via an unsanitized parameter, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in a user's browser when they click a specially crafted link. This could lead to account compromise, session hijacking, or credential theft from course instructors and students.

Vendors: [LearnPress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/learnpress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-92538 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92538 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-92538?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 3 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses up to and including 4.4.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-92538?** 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-2026-92538 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-92538?** Check whether you run LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 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 reflected DOM-based XSS flaw in the 'orderby' parameter affecting the plugin's admin and front-end functionality. The vulnerable code fails to properly sanitize and escape user input before using it in the DOM, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript. Exploitation requires social engineering to trick a user into clicking a malicious link, but no authentication is needed for the attack to succeed.

## Affected products

- LearnPress LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses up to and including 4.4.7

## Timeline

- 2026-10-03: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.4.7/assets/src/js/admin/init-tom-select.js](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.4.7/assets/src/js/admin/init-tom-select.js)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.4.7/inc/admin/class-lp-admin-assets.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learnpress/tags/4.4.7/inc/admin/class-lp-admin-assets.php)

## Related threats

- [LearnPress Insecure Direct Object Reference in AJAX endpoint](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-93882-the-learnpress-wordpress-lms-plugin-for-create-and-sell-online)