The Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.8 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'import_all_courses' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
CVE-2025-12099 is a high severity with CVSS 7.2 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution. It affects Versions up to 3.3.8 and is fixed in 3.3.9.
CVE-2025-12099 is tracked for the Plugin Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution as high severity with CVSS 7.2. The affected range is Versions up to 3.3.8. Update Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution to 3.3.9 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
academy
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| CVE | CVE-2025-12099 |
| Patched Versions |
3.3.9
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.3.8
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Academy LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Complete eLearning Solution <= 3.5.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Academy LMS – eLearning and online course solution for WordPress <= 1.9.19 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Academy LMS <= 2.0.10 - Open Redirect
Academy LMS <= 3.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Academy LMS <= 1.9.16 - Missing Authorization
Academy LMS <= 1.9.25 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Academy LMS <= 3.5.3 - Missing Authorization
Academy LMS <= 3.3.4 - Authenticated (Academy Instructor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
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