VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-2186
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-02-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
The Ansible edxapp role in the Configuration Repo in edX allows remote websites to spoof edX accounts by leveraging use of the string literal "False" instead of a boolean False for the CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL setting. Note: this vulnerability was fixed on 2015-03-06, but the version number was not changed.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory