Mahara up to 1.8.6/1.9.4/1.10.2/15.03.x server-side request forgery

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mahara up to 1.8.6/1.9.4/1.10.2/15.03.x. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-1000139. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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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 classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

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 server-side request forgery attacks as not all processes of curl redirects are checked against a white or black list. Employing SafeCurl will prevent issues.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2016. The weakness was shared 11/03/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1000139 since 11/02/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 481 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-109108, VDB-109107, VDB-109106 and VDB-109105 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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