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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-15521

kodezen academy_lms Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Published Jan 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 21, 2026 · Kodezen LLC Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution

Patch now

CVE-2025-15521 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Kodezen LLC Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.41%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution · vendor Kodezen LLC Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution

The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password and relying solely on a publicly-exposed nonce for authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's password, including administrators, and gain access to their account.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • stated Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution<= 3.5.0
  • vendor Kodezen LLC Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solutionversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-15521

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-15521 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Kodezen LLC Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution <= 3.5.0. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.41%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 21, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password and relying solely on a publicly-exposed nonce for authorization. This makes it possible for unauthenti

  2. Jan 21, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-15521

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-15521

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-15521

    The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updatin

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.