Vulnerability in Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution — CVE-2026-88963
MediumSeverity
0.2%Estimated exploit probability
100,000+ sitesInstalls
4.0.9Fixed in
What to do now
Update Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution to 4.0.9 or later.
Affected versions
- Everything up to and including 4.0.8
Affected: Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution (plugin, tutor)
What the vulnerability is
The Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'redirect_url' parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.0.8 This is due to insufficient input validation in the Topbar component's back button handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the victim's browser whenever the victim accesses a page that includes the malicious payload.
Sources
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3700174/tutor/trunk/assets/js/tutor-order-details.js
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3700174%40tutor%2Ftags%2F4.0.9&old=3690454%40tutor%2Ftags%2F4.0.8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f39a9570-a352-45f3-8644-2de2c1c709d2?source=cve