medium6.1
CVE-2018-20858
Cross-site scripting in recommender-xblock
Impact
Recommender before 1.3.1 allows XSS. It is possible for a learner to craft a fake resource to recommender, that includes script which could possibly steal credentials from staff if they are lured into viewing the recommended resource.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | recommender-xblock | < 1.3.1 | 1.3.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Edx | Recommender | before 1.3.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/edx/RecommenderXBlock/pull/2
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/openedx-announce/SF8Sn6MuUTg
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3j5x-7ccf-ppgm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20858
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/openedx-announce/SF8Sn6MuUTg
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/recommender-xblock/PYSEC-2019-219.yaml