CVE-2020-13144

Studio in Open edX Ironwood 2.5, when CodeJail is not used, allows a user to go to the "Create New course>New section>New subsection>New unit>Add new component>Problem button>Advanced tab>Custom Python evaluated code" screen, edit the problem, and execute Python code. This leads to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

10.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2020-05-18

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157785/OpenEDX-Ironwood-2.5-Remote-Code-Execution.ht…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48500

Security advisories

• https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/architecture.html
• https://stark0de.com/2020/05/17/openedx-vulnerabilities.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry