CVE-2015-2186

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory edx.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://open.edx.org/CVE-2015-2186 vendor advisory
https://github.com/edx/configuration/pull/1885/files third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2186?
CVE-2015-2186 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2186?
To fix CVE-2015-2186, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-2186 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-2186 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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