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Security fix · CVE-2025-47942

The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform.

Published May 21, 2025 · catalog updated May 22, 2025 · The Open edX Platform

Check this week

CVE-2025-47942 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 46.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run The Open edX Platform.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Open edX Platform).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
46.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor openedx edx-platform < 6740e75c0fdc7ba095baf88e9f5e4f3e15cfd8ba

The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 6740e75c0fdc7ba095baf88e9f5e4f3e15cfd8ba, edxapp has no built-in protection against downloading the python_lib.zip asset from courses, which is a concern since it often contains custom grading code or answers to course problems. This potentially affects any course using custom Python-graded problem blocks. The openedx/configuration repo has had a patch since 2016 in the form of an nginx rule, but this was only intended as a temporary mitigation. As the configuration repo has been deprecated and we have not been able to lo

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor openedx edx-platform < 6740e75c0fdc7ba095baf88e9f5e4f3e15cfd8ba< 6740e75c0fdc7ba095baf88e9f5e4f3e15cfd8ba

How to fix CVE-2025-47942

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-47942 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 46.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run The Open edX Platform.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with openedx edx-platform < 6740e75c0fdc7ba095baf88e9f5e4f3e15cfd8ba < 6740e75c0fdc7ba095baf88e9f5e4f3e15cfd8ba. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 46.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Nginx security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 6740e75c0fdc7ba095baf88e9f5e4f3e15cfd8ba, edxapp has no built-in protection against downloading the python_lib.zip asset from courses, which is a concern since it often contains custom grading code or answers to course problems. This potentially affects any course using custom Python-graded problem blocks. The openedx/configu

  2. May 22, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 6740e75c0fdc7ba095baf88e9f5e4f3e15cfd8ba, edxapp has no built-in protection against downloading the python_lib.zip asset from courses, which is a concern since it often contains custom grading code or answers to course problems. This potentially affects any course using custom Python-graded problem blocks. The openedx/configu

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-47942

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-28136

    The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Prior to commit 6740e75c0fdc7ba095baf88e9f5e4f3e15cfd8ba, edxapp has no built-in protection against downloading the python_lib.zip asset from courses, which is a concern since it often contains custom grading code or answer

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 22, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.