# CVE-2026-35404: Open edX Platform has an Open Redirect in Survey Views via Unvalidated redirect\_url Parameter

- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-06 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- openedx openedx-platform: version range not reported

## Description

Open edX Platform enables the authoring and delivery of online learning at any scale. The 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openedx openedx-platform, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2843-x998-f8r2
- https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commit/76462f1e5fa9b37d2621ad7ad19514b403908970

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