HIGHCVE-2026-25126Published Modified CNA GitHub_M
CVE-2026-25126: PolarLearn's unvalidated vote direction allows vote count manipulation
PolarLearn is a free and open-source learning program. Prior to version 0-PRERELEASE-15, the vote API route (`POST /api/v1/forum/vote`) trusts the JSON body’s `direction` value without runtime validation. TypeScript types are not enforced at runtime, so an attacker can send arbitrary strings (e.g., `"x"`) as `direction`. Downstream (`VoteServer`) treats any non-`"up"` and non-`null` value as a downvote and persists the invalid value in `votes_data`. This can be exploited to bypass intended business logic. Version 0-PRERELEASE-15 fixes the vulnerability.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.1
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- —
- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- polarnl / PolarLearn< 0-PRERELEASE-15
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N