CVE-2016-10765 : edx-platform before 2016-06-10 allows account activation with a spoofed e-mail a

edx-platform before 2016-06-10 allows account activation with a spoofed e-mail address.

Published 2019-07-29 17:15:11

Updated 2020-01-07 19:42:32

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2016-10765

EDX » Edx-platform
Versions before (<) 2016-06-10
cpe:2.3:a:edx:edx-platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.08%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 35 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
5.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	3.9	1.4	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://open.edx.org/announcements/security-alert-account-activation-unverified-email/

Security Alert: Account Activation with Unverified Email - Open edX
Patch;Vendor Advisory

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