Privilege escalation in Frappe Learning
CVE-2025-11281
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 The affected element is an unknown function of the file /courses/ of the component Unpublished Course Handler.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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Frappe Learning — versions 2.35.0
- Frappe Lms — versions 2.35.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- gist.github.com/0xHamy/5ebd820ad30f33827011e9a614fb2f89 (related, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- gist.github.com/0xHamy/5ebd820ad30f33827011e9a614fb2f89 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-11281?
- CVE-2025-11281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frappe Learning, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-10-05.
- How severe is CVE-2025-11281?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-11281 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.