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CVE-2016-10765
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
edx-platform before 2016-06-10 allows account activation with a spoofed e-mail address.
Affected products
- openedx edx-platform: before 2016-06-10 — fixed in 2016-06-10
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: openedx edx-platform 2016-06-10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://open.edx.org/announcements/security-alert-account-activation-unverified-email/
- https://open.edx.org/announcements/security-alert-account-activation-unverified-email/
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