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CVE-2015-10139

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-07-19
  • Fixed in1.8.9
  • WeaknessCWE-269

Am I affected?

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Description

The WPLMS theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions 1.5.2 to 1.8.4.1 via the 'wp_ajax_import_data' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change otherwise restricted settings and potentially create a new accessible admin account.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-07-1912:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Vibethemes wordpress learning management system
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.5.2, < 1.8.91.8.9

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As Wordfence, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • VibeThemes WPLMS Learning Management System for WordPress, WordPress LMSother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≤ 1.8.4.1no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-04-08

Fix

  1. Update Vibethemes wordpress learning management system to 1.8.9

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/admin/http/wp_wplms_privilege_escalationrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-07-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-frrx-jc6h-v2mw

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-10139?

The WPLMS theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions 1.5.2 to 1.8.4.1 via the 'wp_ajax_import_data' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change otherwise restricted settings and potentially create a new accessible admin account.

Is CVE-2015-10139 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2015-10139 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.8% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-10139?

CVE-2015-10139 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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