CVE-2025-68270 CourseLimitedStaff Role Allows Studio Access
Users with CourseLimitedStaffRole can improperly access and edit courses in Studio due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-68270?
CVE-2025-68270 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in openedx edx-platform, published on 16 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68270?
How do I fix CVE-2025-68270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68270 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-2025-68270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rh64-vc2h-7wfj.