Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects edx-platform versions before August 3, 2017. An attacker could cause password reset emails to contain a reset link using an attacker-controlled domain, creating a credible phishing path around account recovery.
Executive priority
Prioritize if the organization runs legacy Open edX infrastructure or supports user account recovery through email. The main business risk is account-recovery phishing and user trust damage; urgency is lower if all deployments are modern and verified patched.
Technical view
The CVE describes attacker control over the domain in generated password-reset email links in edx-platform before 2017-08-03. Public metadata does not provide CVSS, CWE, affected version ranges beyond that date, or detailed remediation text.
Likely exposure
Organizations operating Open edX or edx-platform code from before August 3, 2017 may be exposed. Evidence does not identify hosted services, forks, or downstream distributions.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no source here states active exploitation. The likely risk is user trust abuse through password reset emails, not direct unauthenticated server compromise based on the supplied description.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse. Treat the affected boundary, August 3, 2017, as the key validation anchor. Avoid assuming exploitability details beyond attacker-controlled reset-link domains unless vendor advisories or code review confirm them.
Mitigation direction
- Confirm edx-platform is newer than the 2017-08-03 affected boundary.
- Review the Open edX announcement and linked GitHub pull request.
- Apply the vendor-provided fix or supported release containing it.
- Check password reset email configuration against vendor guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all edx-platform deployments and forks.
- Verify deployed code includes the referenced GitHub fix.
- Generate a controlled staging password reset email.
- Confirm reset links use only intended trusted domains.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/openedx-announce/QTvijt48bAYCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/pull/15773CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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