Open eClass Has File Upload Filter Bypass via ZIP Archive Extraction
The Open eClass platform (formerly known as GUnet eClass) is a complete course management system. Prior to version 4.2, a file upload validation bypass vulnerability allows attackers to upload files with prohibited extensions by embedding them inside ZIP archives and extracting them using the application’s built-in decompression functionality. This issue has been patched in version 4.2.
- Published
- Feb 3, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 16th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-434
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.3
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 4.3
- 1.0 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gunet | open eclass platform | cpe:2.3:a:gunet:open_eclass_platform |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gunet open eclass platformbefore 4.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
gunet openeclass
- < 4.2affected
Same product
gunet: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-37116GUnet OpenEclass 1.7.3 E-learning platform - phpMyAdmin Remote Access34Monitor
- CVE-2020-37113GUnet OpenEclass 1.7.3 E-learning platform - File Upload Extension Bypass34Monitor
- CVE-2026-24669Open eClass Insecure Password Reset Token Reuse Enables Account Takeover31Monitor
- CVE-2026-24773Open eClass Unauthenticated IDOR Allows Access to Arbitrary User Files30Monitor
- CVE-2020-24381GUnet Open eClass Platform (aka openeclass) before 3.11 might allow remote attackers to read students' submitted assessments because it does30Monitor
- CVE-2020-37115GUnet OpenEclass 1.7.3 E-learning platform - Plaintext Password Storage28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| gunet openeclass | 4.2 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2020-371130 days apartGUnet OpenEclass 1.7.3 E-learning platform - File Upload Extension Bypass34Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Noroxi analysis
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