CVE-2015-6671 — Open edX edx-platform before 2015-08-25 requires use of the database for storage of SAML SSO secrets, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a database backup

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Open edX edx-platform before 2015-08-25 requires use of the database for storage of SAML SSO secrets, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a database backup

Published Mar 13, 2017

5.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.89%

Description

Open edX edx-platform before 2015-08-25 requires use of the database for storage of SAML SSO secrets, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a database backup.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.89% 0.00890

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00890

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	0.89% (0.00890)	57.93th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.89% (0.00890)	54.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.26% (0.00256)	47.05th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.16% (0.00164)	54.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 26, 2024	0.16% (0.00164)	53.26th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.16% (0.00164)	51.25th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information

References (2)

https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/pull/9471
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://open.edx.org/CVE-2015-6671
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/pull/9471		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://open.edx.org/CVE-2015-6671		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory