Mahara up to 1.8.6/1.9.4/1.10.2/15.03.x SWF File cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mahara up to 1.8.6/1.9.4/1.10.2/15.03.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component SWF File Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-1000132. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mahara up to 1.8.6/1.9.4/1.10.2/15.03.x (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component SWF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mahara 1.8 before 1.8.7 and 1.9 before 1.9.5 and 1.10 before 1.10.3 and 15.04 before 15.04.0 are vulnerable to a maliciously created .swf files that can have its code executed when a user tries to download the file.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2015. The weakness was disclosed 11/03/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-1000132 since 11/02/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 931 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.8.7, 1.9.5, 1.10.3 or 15.04.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-109101, VDB-109100, VDB-109099 and VDB-109098 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Mahara

Version

• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.9.0
• 1.9.1
• 1.9.2
• 1.9.3
• 1.9.4
• 1.10.0
• 1.10.1
• 1.10.2
• 15.03

License

• open-source

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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