CVE-2026-12273

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-13. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not perform any authorization or post-target validation before creating a comment in one of its handlers, and stores the comment pre-approved, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to post auto-approved comments containing arbitrary HTML and links on any content across the site, bypassing the comment moderation queue.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
20%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 13, 2026

Last Modified

July 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 13, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Tutor LMS < 3.9.13 – Subscriber+ Arbitrary Auto-Approved Comment Creation | CVE 2026-12273 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/93031a51-fd53-48a0-a420-0024bbdaf45b/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12273(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 75× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 109 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-30 05:42 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 05:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-28 21:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-27 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-25 15:54 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-25 15:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-24 14:11 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-24 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-23 12:27 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-23 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-22 10:44 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-22 10:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-21 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-21 09:00 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-21 09:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-20 07:11 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-20 07:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-19 05:27 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-19 05:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-18 03:44 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-18 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-17 01:32 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-17 01:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-08-15 23:49 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-15 23:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-08-14 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-13 20:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-12 18:33 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-12 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-11 16:50 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-11 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-08-10 15:07 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-10 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-09 13:21 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-09 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-08 11:38 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-08 11:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-07 09:54 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-07 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  35. 2026-08-06 08:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-05 06:27 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-05 06:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-04 04:43 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-04 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-03 03:00 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-03 03:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-02 01:16 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-02 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-07-31 23:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-30 21:46 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-07-30 21:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-07-29 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-28 17:11 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-07-28 17:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-28 15:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-07-27 15:27 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-07-27 15:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  64. 2026-07-26 11:58 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-07-26 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  69. 2026-07-23 03:05 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12273?
CVE-2026-12273 is a medium vulnerability published on July 13, 2026. The Tutor LMS WordPress plugin before 3.9.13 does not perform any authorization or post-target validation before creating a comment in one of its handlers, and stores the comment pre-approved, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to post auto-approved comments…
When was CVE-2026-12273 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12273 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12273 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12273 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12273?
CVE-2026-12273 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12273?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12273, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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