CVE-2017-14163

HIGH

Mahara <15.04.14,16.x<16.04.8,16.10.x<16.10.5,17.x<17.04.3 - Info D...

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1701978

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 55.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-384
Status published
Products (34)
mahara/mahara 15.04 rc1 (2 CPE variants)
mahara/mahara 15.04.0
mahara/mahara 15.04.1
mahara/mahara 15.04.2
mahara/mahara 15.04.3
mahara/mahara 15.04.4
mahara/mahara 15.04.5
mahara/mahara 15.04.6
mahara/mahara 15.04.7
mahara/mahara 15.04.8
... and 24 more
Published Oct 31, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026