XSS in Mahara
CVE-2017-9551
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.14 and 16.04 before 16.04.8 and 16.10 before 16.10.5 and 17.04 before 17.04.3 are vulnerable to a user submitting potential dangerous payload, e.g. XSS code, to be saved as their name in the usr_registration table. The values are then emailed to the the user and administrator and if accepted become part of the new user's account.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mahara — versions 15.04, 15.04.0, 15.04.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php (Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1697308 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9551?
- CVE-2017-9551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9551?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.