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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: 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.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:13 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-36944

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Jan 2026, 18:16 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2020-36944
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36944",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-36944",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "low",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                {
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              "database_specific": {
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                    "range": [
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:53:27.737424885Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.ilias.de/",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ilias-learning-management-system-ssrf",
        "https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49148"
      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 384330,
  "published_at": "2026-01-28T18:16:45.727+00:00"
}