CVE-2024-41806Network attack vector

Learner data exposure via public cohort uploads

Published Jul 25, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Improper access control in Open edX Platform cohort CSV uploads allows remote attackers to read learner data from public storage. The instructor dashboard passes uploaded cohort files to Django default storage without forcing a private ACL, so some backends expose the objects publicly. Exposure requires an instructor-created cohort upload and a storage backend that makes the resulting object public; confidentiality is the only reported impact.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Open edX Platform cohort CSV uploads allows remote attackers to read learner data from public storage. The instructor dashboard passes uploaded cohort files to Django default storage without forcing a private ACL, so some backends expose the objects publicly. Exposure requires an instructor-created cohort upload and a storage backend that makes the resulting object public; confidentiality is the only reported impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-41806
Published
Jul 25, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Open edX
Product
Open edX Platform
Classifications
CWE-284, T1530
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b
  2. Affected versionversion=< cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Open edX · Open edX Platformversion=0 <cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b; version=< cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b

Published CVSS scores

5.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1530Data from Cloud Storage

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