CVE-2015-2286

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: March 19, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

lms/templates/footer-edx-new.html in Open edX edx-platform before 2015-01-29 does not properly restrict links on the password-reset page, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to discover password-reset tokens by reading a referer log after a victim navigates from this page to a social-sharing site.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/commit/a1ffcc52594b1e7240501aab0ea145f1da3edb5a
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://open.edx.org/CVE-2015-2286
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/commit/a1ffcc52594b1e7240501aab0ea145f1da3edb5a
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://open.edx.org/CVE-2015-2286
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
56th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

edx

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