SSRF in Ilias
CVE-2020-36944
ILIAS Learning Management System 4.3 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to read local files through portfolio PDF export functionality. Attackers can inject a script that uses XMLHttpRequest to retrieve local file contents when the portfolio is exported to PDF.
Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Ilias
- Ilias.de Ilias Learning Management System — versions 4.3-5.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49148 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.ilias.de/ (Product, product)
- github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS (Product, product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ilias-learning-management-system-ssrf (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36944?
- CVE-2020-36944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ilias, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2026-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36944?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.