CVE-2026-53635 (GCVE-0-2026-53635)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-02 16:53 – Updated: 2026-09-02 18:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Open edX Platform: Insufficient Permission on set_course_mode_price()
Summary
Open edX Platform enables the authoring and delivery of online learning at any scale. Prior to commit 59bb6d6, the view function set_course_mode_price() at lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py:430 is decorated only with @login_required and performs no course-level permission check. Any authenticated user — including a learner account with zero course roles — can issue a single POST request to overwrite the honor mode price and currency of any course on the platform. The companion frontend modal was removed in a prior cleanup, but the URL route and view remain live, making this an unguarded orphan endpoint. This issue has been patched via commit 59bb6d6.
Severity
7.6 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 18:03 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/secur… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commi… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commi… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commi… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openedx | openedx-platform |
Affected:
< 59bb6d669e4fdc24d96afb809e12119372d9e257
|
guessed |
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