Missing authorization lets users copy restricted LearnHouse playgrounds
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
LearnHouse before 1.4.0 contains a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the playground duplicate endpoint, which skips the read-access and draft checks applied elsewhere. An authenticated user with playground creation rights, such as an Instructor, who knows the UUID of a restricted or unpublished playground can copy its content and republish it publicly. The attack requires low privileges and no user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
LearnHouse before 1.4.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in POST /api/v1/playgrounds/{uuid}/duplicate that skips the read-access and draft checks enforced by get_playground. Authenticated users with playground creation rights, such as Instructors, who know a RESTRICTED or unpublished playground UUID can copy its html_content and republish it publicly.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| learnhouse | LearnHouse | before 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- LearnHouse Vendorlearnhouse Affected before 1.4.0 Fixed in 1.4.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update LearnHouse to version 1.4.0 or later, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA LearnHouse (learnhouse) Fixed in 1.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109564
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-gcg2-9m45-j9r6
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More learnhouse vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-11259 LearnHouse Image information disclosure CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-11253 LearnHouse Student Assignment Submission sub_file resource injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-11251 LearnHouse Course Thumbnail courses unrestricted upload CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-11252 LearnHouse Account Setting previews cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-83549 Missing authorization in LearnHouse assignment submissions API CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-109564 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109564 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gcg2-9m45-j9r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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