# CVE-2025-11280: Frappe LMS Assignment Picture files direct request

> Remote attackers can directly request assignment picture files in Frappe LMS, potentially exposing sensitive data without proper authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v97w-vr8h-fvmm

## What is CVE-2025-11280?

CVE-2025-11280 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Frappe LMS, published on 5 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw has been found in Frappe LMS 2.35.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /files/ of the component Assignment Picture Handler. This manipulation causes direct request. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was informed early about a total of four security issues and confirmed that those have been fixed. However, the release notes on GitHub do not mention them.

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11280?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Frappe Learning.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11280 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11280 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Frappe LMS

- [CVE-2023-5555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5555/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in frappe/lms (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2026-34606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34606/): Stored XSS in Frappe LMS (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-26977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26977/): Frappe Learning Management System exposes details of unpublished courses to unauthorized users (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-42807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42807/): Frappe LMS SQL Injection Issue on People Page (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2026-39415](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39415/): Frappe Learning Management System has Client-Side Manipulation of Quiz Scores (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11280 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Frappe LMS, published on 5 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11280 exists.

Affected product: Frappe LMS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11280

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11280/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.