CVE-2019-9709 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahara versions 17.10 (before 17.10.8), 18.04 (before 18.04.4), and 18.10 (before 18.10.1). This flaw allows any logged-in user to inject malicious scripts via the collection title, which is not properly escaped when viewed on the SmartEvidence overview page. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L, I:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 17.10.0, < 17.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.04.0, < 18.04.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.10.0, < 18.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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