8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-22209
Open edX Platform JWT Privilege Escalation Heap Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 22, 2024, 7:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-22209 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Edx edx-platform
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/0b3e4d73b6fb6f41ae87cf2b77bca12052ee1ac8/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py#L752-L775 Product
https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/commit/019888f3d15beaebcb7782934f6c43b0c2b3735e Patch
https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qx8m-mqx3-j9fm Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-22209 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-22209 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/0b3e4d73b6fb6f41ae87cf2b77bca12052ee1ac8/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py#L752-L775 No Types Assigned https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/0b3e4d73b6fb6f41ae87cf2b77bca12052ee1ac8/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py#L752-L775 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/commit/019888f3d15beaebcb7782934f6c43b0c2b3735e No Types Assigned https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/commit/019888f3d15beaebcb7782934f6c43b0c2b3735e Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qx8m-mqx3-j9fm No Types Assigned https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qx8m-mqx3-j9fm Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:edx:edx-platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2024-01-12
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qx8m-mqx3-j9fm [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/commit/019888f3d15beaebcb7782934f6c43b0c2b3735e [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/0b3e4d73b6fb6f41ae87cf2b77bca12052ee1ac8/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py#L752-L775 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-284
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.24024

percentile

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