CVE-2026-55421 (GCVE-0-2026-55421)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-02 16:54 – Updated: 2026-09-02 16:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Open edX Platform: SSRF in Studio Video Download Endpoint
Summary
Open edX Platform enables the authoring and delivery of online learning at any scale. Prior to commit 00b7c3c, the endpoint accepts user-supplied files[].url, performs a server-side fetch using "requests.get(url, allow_redirects=True)". The fetched bytes are then returned inside a ZIP response. This enables SSRF with response exfiltration. Redirect-following is enabled, and there is no timeout in the vulnerable fetch path. This issue has been patched via commit 00b7c3c.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/secur… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commi… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commi… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commi… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openedx | openedx-platform |
Affected:
< 00b7c3ce418b487c5696b064fc5033594b045e75
|
guessed |
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