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CVE-2020-13144

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-13144 describes an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Open edX Ironwood 2.5. When CodeJail is not enabled, an authenticated user can leverage the "Custom Python evaluated code" feature within the Studio interface to execute arbitrary Python code. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-48500) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:edx:open_edx_platform:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
10.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-48500 · May 21, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1096 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/157785/OpenEDX-Ironwood-2.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
edx.readthedocs.io / projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/architecture.html
Vendor Advisory
stark0de.com / 2020/05/17/openedx-vulnerabilities.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory