Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes cross-site scripting in edx-platform through a team name in versions before September 17, 2015. If exposed, a malicious team name could affect users viewing affected team content. The source bundle provides no CVSS score or active exploitation evidence.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy exposure check. It is not currently evidenced as exploited, but internet-facing education platforms on old edx-platform code should verify remediation because XSS can affect user trust and session safety.
Technical view
edx-platform before 2015-09-17 allowed XSS via a team name. The available record does not specify the exact escaping failure, affected pages, privileges required, browser impact, or patch details beyond the date boundary.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely for Open edX or edx-platform deployments running code before 2015-09-17, especially where users can create or modify team names. The bundle does not identify package versions, CPEs, or downstream distributions.
Exploitation context
No CISA KEV listing or provided source indicates active exploitation. The described attack surface is team-name handling, but the bundle does not provide exploit prerequisites, affected views, or whether authentication is required.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, affected CPEs, or exploitability details are included. Analysis should stay anchored to team-name XSS in edx-platform before 2015-09-17 unless vendor or deployment evidence adds specificity.
Mitigation direction
- Verify the deployment is not running edx-platform code before 2015-09-17.
- Review the Open edX security announcement for vendor-specific guidance.
- Restrict team creation or renaming if upgrade status is uncertain.
- Check whether custom templates safely escape displayed team names.
Validation and detection
- Inventory edx-platform version or source revision date across all deployments.
- Identify whether team functionality is enabled and user-controlled.
- Review security scans or code review findings for unescaped team-name rendering.
- Confirm remediation against the Open edX announcement and CVE record.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://open.edx.org/announcements/cve-2015-6960/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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