edx-platform Password Reset access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in edx-platform. Affected is an unknown function of the component Password Reset. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-18380. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in edx-platform (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Password Reset. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

edx-platform before 2017-08-03 allows attackers to trigger password-reset e-mail messages in which the reset link has an attacker-controlled domain name.

The weakness was disclosed 07/30/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at groups.google.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-18380 since 07/29/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/03/2017 🔍
07/29/2019 +725 days 🔍
07/30/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/31/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2023 +1567 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: groups.google.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-18380 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18380
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138962
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2019 08:05
Updated: 11/14/2023 08:35
Changes: 07/31/2019 08:05 (55), 07/15/2020 17:11 (1), 11/14/2023 08:35 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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