Medium severity · published Oct 14, 2025
CVE-2025-56747
Creativeitem Academy LMS up to and including 5.13 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Api_instructor controller where regular authenticated users can access…
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Creativeitem Academy LMS up to and including 5.13 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Api_instructor controller where regular authenticated users can access instructor-only functions without proper role validation, allowing unauthorized course creation and management.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AL
Academy Lms · Creativeitem
through 5.13 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-56747
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-56747
Exploit
https://suryadina.com/academy-lms-instructor-escalation-3n7b9f2w5k
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