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title: "CVE-2026-88843: MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin - File Inclusion"
description: "MasterStudy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.7.50 contains a local file inclusion caused by improper validation of display-style settings used in template path construction, letting users with Contributor role and above execute arbitrary local PHP files."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-88843/
---

# CVE-2026-88843 MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin - File Inclusion

MasterStudy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.7.50 contains a local file inclusion caused by improper validation of display-style settings used in template path construction, letting users with Contributor role and above execute arbitrary local PHP files.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.36% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88843)

## Details

Type

File Inclusion

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

24 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 3.7.50 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88843](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88843)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fffc0d8c-256e-417d-b76c-251948b9f1ed/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fffc0d8c-256e-417d-b76c-251948b9f1ed/)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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