CVE-2026-41243
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
OpenLearn is open-source educational forum software. Prior to commit 844b2a40a69d0c4911580fe501923f0b391313ab, when `safeMode` is enabled, unapproved forum posts are hidden from the public list, but the direct post-read procedure still returns the full post to anyone with the post UUID. Commit 844b2a40a69d0c4911580fe501923f0b391313ab fixes the issue.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-23 02:16:19.040000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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"published": "2026-04-23T02:16:19.040",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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