{"id":"CVE-2020-13144","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-13144","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T02:08:55.422Z","title":"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…","description":"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.","published":"2020-05-18T19:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:52:41.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94","CWE-862"],"affected":["edx/open edx platform"],"epss":{"score":0.10963,"percentile":0.95896,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2020-05-21","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":48500,"kind":"exploit","title":"OpenEDX platform Ironwood 2.5 - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48500","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/48500.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/48500.txt","published":"2020-05-21","added":"2020-05-21","updated":"2020-05-21","author":"Daniel Monzón","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2020-13144"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.0%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157785/OpenEDX-Ironwood-2.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/architecture.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://stark0de.com/2020/05/17/openedx-vulnerabilities.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157785/OpenEDX-Ironwood-2.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/architecture.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://stark0de.com/2020/05/17/openedx-vulnerabilities.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13144","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}