Mahara up to 1.10.8/15.04.5/15.10.1 cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mahara up to 1.10.8/15.04.5/15.10.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-1000149. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mahara up to 1.10.8/15.04.5/15.10.1 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mahara 1.10 before 1.10.9 and 15.04 before 15.04.6 and 15.10 before 15.10.2 are vulnerable to XSS due to window.opener (target="_blank" and window.open())

The bug was discovered 08/10/2016. The weakness was presented 11/03/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-1000149 since 11/02/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed 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 450 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.10.9, 15.04.6 or 15.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-109117, VDB-109116, VDB-109115 and VDB-109114 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Mahara

Version

• 1.10.0
• 1.10.1
• 1.10.2
• 1.10.3
• 1.10.4
• 1.10.5
• 1.10.6
• 1.10.7
• 1.10.8
• 15.04.0
• 15.04.1
• 15.04.2
• 15.04.3
• 15.04.4
• 15.04.5
• 15.10.0
• 15.10.1

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

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

Discussion