What is CVE-2017-1000154?

CVE-2017-1000154 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000154?

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

Auth bypass in Mahara

CVE-2017-1000154

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are vulnerable to some authentication methods, which do not use Mahara's built-in login form, still allowing users to log in even if their institution was expire…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.013 (67.8th 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-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000154?: CVE-2017-1000154 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000154?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.