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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Open edX Platform enables the authoring and delivery of online learning at any scale. he view_survey endpoint accepts a redirect_url GET parameter that is passed directly to HttpResponseRedirect() without any URL validation. When a non-existent survey name is provided, the server issues an immediate HTTP 302 redirect to the attacker-controlled URL. Additionally, the same unvalidated URL is embedded in a hidden form field and returned in a JSON response after form submission, where client-side JavaScript performs location.href = url. This enables phishing and credential theft attacks against authenticated Open edX users. This vulnerability is fixed with commit 76462f1e5fa9b37d2621ad7ad19514b403908970.
AnalysisAI
Open edX Platform versions prior to commit 76462f1e5fa9b37d2621ad7ad19514b403908970 suffer from an open redirect vulnerability in the view_survey endpoint that accepts unvalidated redirect_url parameters, enabling attackers to redirect authenticated users to arbitrary attacker-controlled URLs for phishing and credential theft. The vulnerability requires user interaction (clicking a malicious link) to trigger the redirect but affects all versions of the platform until the specific commit is applied; no public exploit code has been identified at the time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability resides in Open edX Platform's survey handling functionality, specifically the view_survey endpoint. The root cause is classified as CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site / Open Redirect), a well-known web security flaw. The endpoint accepts a redirect_url GET parameter and passes it directly to Django's HttpResponseRedirect() without validation, allowing arbitrary URL destinations. Additionally, the same unvalidated URL is embedded in hidden form fields within JSON responses and subsequently used client-side via JavaScript's location.href assignment, creating multiple attack paths. The vulnerability affects all versions of the openedx-platform package (cpe:2.3:a:openedx:openedx-platform) until the patched commit is deployed.
RemediationAI
The vendor has released an upstream fix via commit 76462f1e5fa9b37d2621ad7ad19514b403908970. Organizations running Open edX Platform should apply this commit or upgrade to the first released version incorporating this fix. The commit is publicly available at https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commit/76462f1e5fa9b37d2621ad7ad19514b403908970. Until patching is possible, implement input validation and URL sanitization in the view_survey endpoint to reject redirect_url parameters pointing to external domains, or implement a whitelist of allowed redirect destinations. Review the GitHub Security Advisory (https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2843-x998-f8r2) for additional mitigation context and timeline information.
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