CVE-2018-6182 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahara versions 16.10 prior to 16.10.9, 17.04 prior to 17.04.7, and 17.10 prior to 17.10.4. This flaw allows attackers to bypass TinyMCE's input sanitization by crafting malicious POST requests, enabling the injection of harmful code. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 16.10, < 16.10.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.04, < 17.04.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.10, < 17.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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