OpenLearnX: Critical Authentication Bypass via JWT Signature Verification Disabled Leading to Account Takeover

published 2026-05-13 5 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33 , EUVD-2026-32669

cvss: 6.9; version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits: 0; none known

OpenLearnX is an open-source, decentralized learning and assessment platform. Prior to 2.0.4, a critical authentication vulnerability was identified in OpenLearnX that could allow unauthorized access to user accounts under specific conditions. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.4.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

npm openlearnx 2.0.4

github.com/th30d4y/OpenLearnX/releases/tag/v2.0.4 release

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 5 mo ago (2026-06-02)

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	6.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA	4.0	6.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	openlearnx	<2.0.4	2.0.4

Affected products

th30d4y OpenLearnX

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary