9.9
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-68270
CourseLimitedStaff Role Allows Studio Access
Description

The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060, CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to access and edit courses in studio if they are granted the role on an org rather than on a course, and CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to list courses they have the role on in studio even though they are not meant to have any access on the studio side for the course. Commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060 fixes the issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 16, 2025, 7:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 16, 2025, 7:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-68270 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Edx edx-platform
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update Open edX Platform to commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060 to fix authorization issue.
  • Update Open edX Platform to the specified commit.
  • Review access controls for CourseLimitedStaffRole.
  • Verify user permissions after update.
  • Remove unnecessary role grants.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-68270 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060, CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to access and edit courses in studio if they are granted the role on an org rather than on a course, and CourseLimitedStaffRole users are able to list courses they have the role on in studio even though they are not meant to have any access on the studio side for the course. Commit 05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060 fixes the issue.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Reference https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/commit/05d0d0936daf82c476617257aa6c35f0cd4ca060
    Added Reference https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/37772
    Added Reference https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/37773
    Added Reference https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-rh64-vc2h-7wfj
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.9
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