Studio in Open edX Ironwood 2.5, when CodeJail is not used, allows a user to go to the…
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862 and CWE-94.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10963 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc63-fv38-p9mv
References
More Edx Open Edx Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10330 Studio in Open edX Ironwood 2.5 allows CSV injection because an added cohort in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-10329 Studio in Open edX Ironwood 2.5 allows users to upload SVG files via the "Content>File… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2020-13144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hc63-fv38-p9mv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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