# CVE-2024-22209: XBlock custom auth does not respect JWT Scopes

- Severity: CVSS 6.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-01-13 · Updated: 2024-10-24

## Affected

- openedx edx-platform: \< commit 019888f

## Description

Open edX Platform is a service-oriented platform for authoring and delivering online learning. A user with a JWT and more limited scopes could call endpoints exceeding their access. This vulnerability has been patched in commit 019888f.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openedx edx-platform, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qx8m-mqx3-j9fm
- https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/commit/019888f3d15beaebcb7782934f6c43b0c2b3735e
- https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/0b3e4d73b6fb6f41ae87cf2b77bca12052ee1ac8/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py#L752-L775

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