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Missing authorization lets users copy restricted LearnHouse playgrounds

Priority LOW 11CWE-862Published · Updated

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 An authenticated user with playground creation rights, such as an Instructor, who knows the UUID of a restricted or unpublished playground can copy its content and republish it publicly.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 Authenticated users with playground creation rights, such as Instructors, who know a RESTRICTED or unpublished playground UUID can copy its html_content and republish it publicly.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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0019 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed LearnHouse (learnhouse): 1.4.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
learnhouseLearnHousebefore 1.4.01.4.0Patch availableCNA
  • 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

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109564
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-gcg2-9m45-j9r6
  3. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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