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CVE-2024-41806: Open edX Platform's instructor upload CSV for cohort creation not Private by Default

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The Open edX Platform is a learning management platform. Instructors can upload csv files containing learner information to create cohorts in the instructor dashboard. These files are uploaded using the django default storage. With certain storage backends, uploads may become publicly available when the uploader uses versions master, palm, olive, nutmeg, maple, lilac, koa, or juniper. The patch in commit cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b ensures that cohorts data uploaded to AWS S3 buckets is written with a private ACL. Beyond patching, deployers should also ensure that existing cohorts uploads have a private ACL, or that other precautions are taken to avoid public access.

Affected products

• openedx Edx-Platform: before cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b — fixed in cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openedx Edx-Platform cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/commit/cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b
• https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-4528-7fh6-x75c
• https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/commit/cb729a3ced0404736dfa0ae768526c82b608657b
• https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-4528-7fh6-x75c

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