PT-2019-8316 · Edx+1 · Open Edx+1

Published 2019-07-30 · Updated 2023-03-24 · CVE-2017-18381

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Open edX versions prior to 2017-01-10

Description The installation process exposes a MongoDB instance to external connections with default credentials. This issue may allow unauthorized access to the database.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2017-01-10, update the installation process to secure the MongoDB instance with custom credentials and restrict external connections. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the MongoDB instance until a secure configuration can be implemented.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18381

Affected Products

Mongodb

Open Edx

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18381 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18381 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/5821 · Telegram Post
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/openedx-announce/mpyyx34LWSY · Note
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/openedx-announce/jRXyo1HJzNk · Note