CVE-2017-18381 json
The installation process in Open edX before 2017-01-10 exposes a MongoDB instance to external connections with default credentials.
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-9497
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The installation process in Open edX before 2017-01-10 exposes a MongoDB instance to external connections with default credentials.
Patch / fix
- edx edx-platform 2017-01-10
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1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-18381
- NVD CVE-2017-18381
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