CVE-2017-14752 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Mahara versions 15.04 (before 15.04.15), 16.04 (before 16.04.9), 16.10 (before 16.10.6), and 17.04 (before 17.04.4). An authenticated user can inject malicious code into their profile fields (first name, last name, or display name), which can lead to privilege escalation or arbitrary code execution when other users interact with these fields, such as when replying to messages. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability requires user interaction for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.04.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.04.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.04.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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