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CVE-2017-15273

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-15273 describes a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahara versions 15.04, 16.04, 16.10, and 17.04 prior to their respective patched releases. An authenticated user can inject malicious code into artefact titles, which is then executed when viewed by others. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0079 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 15,239 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.launchpad.net / mahara/+bug/1719472
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.launchpad.net / mahara/+bug/1719480
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.launchpad.net / mahara/+bug/1720034
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
mahara.org / interaction/forum/topic.php
PatchVendor Advisory