CVE-2026-8653: The MasterStudy LMS Pro Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the 'columns' parameter in
mediumvulnerability
security
Summary
The MasterStudy LMS Pro Plus plugin for WordPress has a SQL injection vulnerability (a weakness that lets attackers insert malicious database commands) in the 'columns' parameter affecting all versions up to 4.8.20. Attackers with instructor-level access or higher can exploit this due to insufficient escaping (failing to neutralize special characters) and lack of prepared statements (a safer way to build database queries) to extract sensitive data from the database.
Vulnerability Details
CVSS Score
6.5(medium)
EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
EPSS: 0.0%
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
network
Attack Complexity
low
Privileges Required
low
User Interaction
none
Disclosure Date
June 3, 2026
Classification
Attack SophisticationModerate
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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8653
First tracked: June 4, 2026 at 02:02 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 95%