CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-36539
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-01-26
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-639
Description
Instructure Canvas LMS didn't properly deny access to locked/unpublished files when the unprivileged user access the DocViewer based file preview URL (canvadoc_session_url).
Affected configurations
• instructure canvas learning management service (< 2022-10-15)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key weakness
Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key weakness
References
- https://github.com/gaukas/instructure-canvas-file-oracle Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/issues/1905 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/gaukas/instructure-canvas-file-oracle Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/issues/1905 Exploit, Third Party Advisory