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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-23996

A local file inclusion vulnerability in ILIAS before 5.3.19, 5.4.10 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via the import of personal data.

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CVE-2020-23996
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31 Oct 2026, 11:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-23996

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 May 2021, 20:15 UTC

A local file inclusion vulnerability in ILIAS before 5.3.19, 5.4.10 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via the import of personal data.

osv:CVE-2020-23996
Complete source record
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  "id": "c567cfa5a116ea9c5be8261c65f5195c64255d17acb792ee761ef6e7a8aea4ae",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-23996",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-23996",
    "summary": "A local file inclusion vulnerability in ILIAS before 5.3.19, 5.4.10 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via the import of personal data.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-23996",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-23996",
      "aliases": [
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      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/ilias-elearning/ilias",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "7e936b3e570354cf151c05d4b0bff4d41fcef347"
                },
                {
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                },
                {
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "6717c4ecc6d076154ce185f1ea052f07f37e3537"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                      {
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                      }
                    ],
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                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:ilias:ilias:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                      },
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                        "fixed": "5.4.10"
                      }
                    ],
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                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "6717c4ecc6d076154ce185f1ea052f07f37e3537"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v5.4.7",
            "v5.3.17",
            "v5.3.16",
            "v5.4.0-beta.1",
            "v5.3.9",
            "v5.3.5",
            "v5.3.4",
            "v5.3.2",
            "v5.3.0beta4",
            "v5.3.0beta3",
            "v5.3.0beta1",
            "v5.1.0beta2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-23996.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:50.067563659Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://docu.ilias.de/goto_docu_pg_118817_35.html",
        "https://docu.ilias.de/goto_docu_pg_118823_35.html",
        "https://docu.ilias.de/goto_docu_pg_122177_35.html",
        "https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/6717c4ecc6d076154ce185f1ea052f07f37e3537"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 383908,
  "published_at": "2021-05-13T20:15:08.253+00:00"
}