CVE-2025-11281 Frappe LMS Unpublished Course courses access control
Remote attackers can access unpublished courses in Frappe LMS due to improper access controls, requiring an upgrade to remediate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11281?
CVE-2025-11281 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Frappe LMS, published on 5 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in Frappe LMS 2.35.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /courses/ of the component Unpublished Course Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. You should 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Frappe Learning.
How do I fix CVE-2025-11281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-11281 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11281 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Frappe LMS
- CVE-2023-5555 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in frappe/lms
- CVE-2026-34606 Stored XSS in Frappe LMS
- CVE-2026-26977 Frappe Learning Management System exposes details of unpublished courses to unauthorized users
- CVE-2025-11280 Frappe LMS Assignment Picture files direct request
- CVE-2023-42807 Frappe LMS SQL Injection Issue on People Page
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jjv-8wpj-wqfg.