CVE-2017-9551 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahara versions 15.04.x, 16.04.x, 16.10.x, and 17.04.x. An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious code into the user registration form, which is then emailed to the user and administrator, and subsequently stored in the new user's account. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no known public exploit code, nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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