High severity · published Jan 13, 2024
CVE-2024-22209
XBlock custom auth does not respect JWT Scopes
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Open edX Platform is a service-oriented platform for authoring and delivering online learning. A user with a JWT and more limited scopes could call endpoints exceeding their access. This vulnerability has been patched in commit 019888f.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ED
edx-platform · openedx
< commit 019888f · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22209
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22209
Product
https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/0b3e4d73b6fb6f41ae87cf2b77bca12052ee1ac8/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py#L752-L775
Patch
https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/commit/019888f3d15beaebcb7782934f6c43b0c2b3735e
Exploit
https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qx8m-mqx3-j9fm
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