CVE-2020-5775 (GCVE-0-2020-5775)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-21 17:36 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:39
VLAI Previdian
Summary
Server-Side Request Forgery in Canvas LMS 2020-07-29 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause the Canvas application to perform HTTP GET requests to arbitrary domains.
Severity
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Server-Side Request Forgery
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Instructure Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) Affected: Canvas LMS 2020-07-29
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 61a536e8-a2ea-45e4-8168-1a2975fcc122

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-5775

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-08-21 19:36 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-08-21
Asserted: 2020-08-21
Scope
Notes: Server-Side Request Forgery in Canvas LMS 2020-07-29 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause the Canvas application to perform HTTP GET... | Affected: Instructure / Canvas LMS | CVSS: 5.8 (MEDIUM) | EPSS: 0.06531 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Server-Side Request Forgery in Canvas LMS 2020-07-29 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause the Canvas application to perform HTTP GET...
Cve Id CVE-2020-5775
Vendor Instructure
Ghsa Id None
Product Canvas LMS
Added Date 2020-08-21T17:36:56.000Z
Cvss Score 5.8
Epss Score 0.06531
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.93584
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2020-5775
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
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