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 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.

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.7% 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-2017-14163: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Mahara — versions 15.04, 15.04.0, 15.04.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.