CVE-2025-68270Network attack vector

Course-content modification via permissive role matching

Published Dec 16, 2025 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Missing authorization in Open edX Platform before 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060 allows remote authenticated users to edit Studio courses. The UserBasedRole path applies CourseStaffRole checks without strict role matching, so a CourseLimitedStaffRole assigned at organization scope passes Studio permission and listing tests. An account holding that limited organization role can list and modify every course in the organization, rather than receiving no Studio access.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Open edX Platform before 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060 allows remote authenticated users to edit Studio courses. The UserBasedRole path applies CourseStaffRole checks without strict role matching, so a CourseLimitedStaffRole assigned at organization scope passes Studio permission and listing tests. An account holding that limited organization role can list and modify every course in the organization, rather than receiving no Studio access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68270
Published
Dec 16, 2025
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
Open edX
Product
Open edX Platform
Classifications
CWE-862, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Open edX · Open edX Platformversion=< 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060

Published CVSS scores

9.9GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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