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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

2017-10-31T18:29:00.250

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-384
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mahara mahara 15.04 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.0 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.1 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.2 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.3 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.4 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.5 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.6 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.7 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.8 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.9 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.10 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.11 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.12 Yes
Application mahara mahara 15.04.13 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04.0 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04.1 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04.2 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04.3 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04.4 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04.5 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04.6 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.04.7 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.10 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.10 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.10.0 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.10.1 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.10.2 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.10.3 Yes
Application mahara mahara 16.10.4 Yes
Application mahara mahara 17.04 Yes
Application mahara mahara 17.04 Yes
Application mahara mahara 17.04.0 Yes
Application mahara mahara 17.04.1 Yes
Application mahara mahara 17.04.2 Yes
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