CVE-2017-14163

high-risk
Published 2017-10-31

An issue was discovered in Mahara before 15.04.14, 16.x before 16.04.8, 16.10.x before 16.10.5, and 17.x before 17.04.3. When one closes the browser without logging out of Mahara, the value in the usr_session table is not removed. If someone were to open a browser, visit the Mahara site, and adjust the 'mahara' cookie to the old value, they can get access to the user's account.

Do I need to act?

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0.22% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Mahara

References (2)

Issue Tracking https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1701978
Issue Tracking https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1701978
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 24/34 · High