# CVE-2020-36944: ILIAS Learning Management System 4.3 - SSRF

> Attackers can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in ILIAS LMS to read local files via the portfolio PDF export feature.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2rvg-p9mc-wr6c

## What is CVE-2020-36944?

CVE-2020-36944 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in ilias.de ILIAS Learning Management System, published on 28 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36944?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ilias Ilias.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ilias.de ILIAS Learning Management System

- [CVE-2023-36487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36487/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-45869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45869/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2022-45915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45915/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-23996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-23996/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-25268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25268/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36944 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36944 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in ilias.de ILIAS Learning Management System, published on 28 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ilias.de ILIAS Learning Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36944/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36944/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36944
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36944
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36944

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36944/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.