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TI-2017-13554 Aliases CVE-2017-18381GHSA-5h6g-ggx5-rwfh

The installation process in Open edX before 2017-01-10 exposes a MongoDB instance to…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The installation process in Open edX before 2017-01-10 exposes a MongoDB instance to external connections with default credentials.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01165 67th 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2017-01-10VulnerableEdx
  • cpe:2.3:a:edx:edx-platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2017-01-10 Vulnerable ·Edx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18381
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h6g-ggx5-rwfh

References

Other 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-2018-14821 edx-platform before 2018-07-18 allows XSS via a response to a Chemical Equation advanced problem. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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