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TI-2015-05589 Aliases CVE-2015-6671GHSA-fccm-7qh8-2456

Open edX edx-platform before 2015-08-25 requires use of the database for storage of SAML…

Priority LOW 28CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Open edX edx-platform before 2015-08-25 requires use of the database for storage of SAML SSO secrets, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a database backup.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0089 59th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:edx:edx-platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2015-08-20VulnerableEdx
  • cpe:2.3:a:edx:edx-platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2015-08-20 Vulnerable ·Edx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6671
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fccm-7qh8-2456

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2024-14802 XBlock custom auth does not respect JWT Scopes CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-04720 edx-platform before 2015-07-20 allows code execution by privileged users because the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-08804 edx-platform before 2016-06-06 allows CSRF. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-13553 edx-platform before 2017-08-03 allows attackers to trigger password-reset e-mail messages… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-01949 The Ansible edxapp role in the Configuration Repo in edX allows remote websites to spoof… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-13554 The installation process in Open edX before 2017-01-10 exposes a MongoDB instance to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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