What is CVE-2017-1000153?

CVE-2017-1000153 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000153?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mahara

CVE-2017-1000153

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.10 and 15.10 before 15.10.6 and 16.04 before 16.04.4 are vulnerable to incorrect access control after the password reset link is sent via email and then user changes default email, Mahara fails to invalidate old l…

EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mahara — versions 15.04, 15.04.0, 15.04.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000153?: CVE-2017-1000153 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000153?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.