---
id: CVE-2026-120544
title: >-
  Academy LMS <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary HTML File Read
  via 'id' Parameter in /wp/v2/templates REST Route
summary: >-
  The Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning plugin
  for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and
  including, 4.0.1 via the 'id' parameter. This makes it possible for
  authenticated…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: kodezen
product: 'Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning'
affected:
  - academy_lms_ai_course_builder_quizzes_certificates_elearning <= 4.0.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-03T13:21:59.193506Z'
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T13:22:28.987Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120544'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f0a1439-d10c-4dfc-9a40-7319debe3c51?source=cve
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/4.0.1/includes/frontend/template/block.php#L50
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/4.0.1/includes/frontend/template/block.php#L30
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/4.0.1/includes/frontend/template/block.php#L267
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/academy/tags/4.0.1/includes/frontend/template/block.php#L12
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3723396%40academy&new=3723396%40academy
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0034
epssPercentile: 0.27605
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.946Z'
---

## Overview

The Academy LMS – AI Course Builder, Quizzes, Certificates & eLearning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1 via the 'id' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary .html files on the server. The plugin appends a '.html' extension to the attacker-supplied path before reading it, so files with any other extension — including wp-config.php — are out of reach. The file's contents are returned in full in the REST JSON response's content field.

## Affected

- `academy_lms_ai_course_builder_quizzes_certificates_elearning <= 4.0.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.