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Vulnerability · 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.

Published Jan 28, 2026 · catalog updated Mar 5, 2026 · ILIAS Learning Management System

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-36944. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of ILIAS Learning Management System is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.22%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor ilias.de ILIAS Learning Management System 4.3-5.1

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor ilias.de ILIAS Learning Management System 4.3-5.14.3-5.1

How to fix CVE-2020-36944

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-36944. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of ILIAS Learning Management System is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ilias.de ILIAS Learning Management System 4.3-5.1 4.3-5.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 28, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Mar 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-36944

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-36944

    30-day exploitation probability 0.22%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2020-30890

    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 portfoli

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026