CVE-2017-18381 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-18381 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-18381 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18381 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18381/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18381/index.md)
Open edX installation exposes MongoDB with default credentials, allowing attackers to read and modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18381?
CVE-2017-18381 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The installation process in Open edX before 2017-01-10 exposes a MongoDB instance to external connections with default credentials.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18381?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Edx Edx-Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18381?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18381 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-18381 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18381 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h6g-ggx5-rwfh.