SSRF in Instructure Canvas Learning Management Service

CVE-2020-5775

Server-Side Request Forgery in Canvas LMS 2020-07-29 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause the Canvas application to perform HTTP GET requests to arbitrary domains.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.065 (93.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5775?
CVE-2020-5775 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Instructure Canvas Learning Management Service, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2020-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-5775?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-5775 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.