What is CVE-2017-14163?

CVE-2017-14163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-14163?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mahara

CVE-2017-14163

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 someo…

EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-384 — Session Fixation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14163?: CVE-2017-14163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-14163?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.