lms/templates/footer-edx-new.html in Open edX edx-platform before 2015-01-29 does not…
Priority LOW 33CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
lms/templates/footer-edx-new.html in Open edX edx-platform before 2015-01-29 does not properly restrict links on the password-reset page, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to discover password-reset tokens by reading a referer log after a victim navigates from this page to a social-sharing site.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02047 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-2286
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgmr-7xcr-rjr8
References
More Edx Open Edx vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-13908 Open edX platform before 2022-06-06 allows XSS via the "next" parameter in the logout URL. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-14733 Open edX Ironwood.1 allows support/certificates?user= reflected XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2015-2286 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-2286 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgmr-7xcr-rjr8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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