XSS in Mahara

CVE-2017-1000146

Mahara 1.9 before 1.9.7 and 1.10 before 1.10.5 and 15.04 before 15.04.2 are vulnerable to the arbitrary execution of Javascript in the browser of a logged-in user because the title of the portfolio page was not being properly escaped in the AJAX script that updates the Add/remove watchlist link on artefact detail pages.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-1000146: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Mahara — versions 1.9, 1.9.0, 1.9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000146?
CVE-2017-1000146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000146?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.