Open edX Platform's instructor upload CSV for cohort creation not Private by Default
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Instructors can upload csv files containing learner information to create cohorts in the instructor dashboard. These files are uploaded using the django default storage. With certain storage backends, uploads may become publicly available when the uploader uses versions master, palm, olive, nutmeg, maple, lilac, koa, or juniper. The patch in commit cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b ensures that cohorts data uploaded to AWS S3 buckets is written with a private ACL. Beyond patching, deployers should also ensure that existing cohorts uploads have a private ACL, or that other precautions are taken to avoid public access.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-41806
References
More openedx vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-31065 Open edX Platform: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in SAML Provider Data Sync Endpoint CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2022-22791 Drag and Drop XBlock v2 has XSS Issues in Xblock Input Fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-31067 Open edx Enterprise Service: SSRF via SAML metadata URL in sync_provider_data endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-38679 Open edX Platform: Insufficient Permission on set_course_mode_price() CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2026-26980 Open edX Platform: Account Activation Bypass via activation_key Exposure in REST API CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-27540 Open edX Platform has an Open Redirect in Survey Views via Unvalidated redirect_url Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
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