Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting openlearnx package, versions <2.0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENLEARNX-16691314
  • published14 May 2026
  • disclosed13 May 2026
  • creditkrrazee

Introduced: 13 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-44720  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openlearnx to version 2.0.4 or higher.

Overview

openlearnx is an OpenLearnX is an AI-powered learning platform with adaptive quizzes, coding practice, course tracking, and dashboard analytics.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature via the JWT signature verification process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to user accounts by submitting specially crafted tokens.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1