Answer in brief
CVE-2026-53635 records a High severity (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in Open edX Platform: Insufficient Permission on set_course_mode_price(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps openedx/openedx-platform (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.6. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps openedx/openedx-platform (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| openedx/openedx-platformgeneric | <59bb6d669e4fdc24d96afb809e12119372d9e257 | 59bb6d669e4fdc24d96afb809e12119372d9e257 |
Published upstream
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 2, 2026
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.
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