6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-4817
MasterStudy LMS <= 3.7.25 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Time-based Blind SQL Injection via 'order' and 'orderby' Parameters
Description

The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin for Online Courses and Education plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Time-based Blind SQL Injection via the 'order' and 'orderby' parameters in the /lms/stm-lms/order/items REST API endpoint in versions up to and including 3.7.25. This is due to insufficient input sanitization combined with a design flaw in the custom Query builder class that allows unquoted SQL injection in ORDER BY clauses. When the Query builder detects parentheses in the sort_by parameter, it treats the value as a SQL function and directly concatenates it into the ORDER BY clause without any quoting. While esc_sql() is applied to escape quotes and backslashes, this cannot prevent ORDER BY injection when the values themselves are not wrapped in quotes in the resulting SQL statement. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to append arbitrary SQL queries via the ORDER BY clause to extract sensitive information from the database including user credentials, session tokens, and other confidential data through time-based blind SQL injection techniques.

INFO

Published Date :

April 17, 2026, 2:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 17, 2026, 2:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Patch the MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin to prevent SQL injection via ORDER BY clauses.
  • Update the MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin to the latest version.
  • Sanitize and validate all user inputs for SQL queries.
  • Avoid direct SQL query concatenation.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-4817.

URL Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.17/_core/lms/classes/models/StmStatistics.php#L202
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.17/_core/lms/classes/models/StmStatistics.php#L238
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.17/_core/lms/classes/vendor/Query.php#L676
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.17/_core/lms/route.php#L16
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/classes/models/StmStatistics.php#L202
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/classes/models/StmStatistics.php#L238
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/classes/vendor/Query.php#L676
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/route.php#L16
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3506029/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/classes/vendor/Query.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fmasterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.25&new_path=%2Fmasterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.26
https://ti.wordfence.io/vendors/patch/1789/download
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a51fe96-f3d3-46fe-9e3a-fb7c1bd17b05?source=cve
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-4817 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin for Online Courses and Education plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Time-based Blind SQL Injection via the 'order' and 'orderby' parameters in the /lms/stm-lms/order/items REST API endpoint in versions up to and including 3.7.25. This is due to insufficient input sanitization combined with a design flaw in the custom Query builder class that allows unquoted SQL injection in ORDER BY clauses. When the Query builder detects parentheses in the sort_by parameter, it treats the value as a SQL function and directly concatenates it into the ORDER BY clause without any quoting. While esc_sql() is applied to escape quotes and backslashes, this cannot prevent ORDER BY injection when the values themselves are not wrapped in quotes in the resulting SQL statement. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to append arbitrary SQL queries via the ORDER BY clause to extract sensitive information from the database including user credentials, session tokens, and other confidential data through time-based blind SQL injection techniques.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.17/_core/lms/classes/models/StmStatistics.php#L202
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.17/_core/lms/classes/models/StmStatistics.php#L238
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.17/_core/lms/classes/vendor/Query.php#L676
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.17/_core/lms/route.php#L16
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/classes/models/StmStatistics.php#L202
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/classes/models/StmStatistics.php#L238
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/classes/vendor/Query.php#L676
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/route.php#L16
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3506029/masterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/trunk/_core/lms/classes/vendor/Query.php
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fmasterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.25&new_path=%2Fmasterstudy-lms-learning-management-system/tags/3.7.26
    Added Reference https://ti.wordfence.io/vendors/patch/1789/download
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a51fe96-f3d3-46fe-9e3a-fb7c1bd17b05?source=cve
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.