Mahara up to 18.0.x Account password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mahara up to 18.0.x. This affects an unknown part of the component Account Handler. The manipulation results in password recovery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-1000141. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mahara up to 18.0.x (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Account Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Mahara before 18.10.0. It mishandled user requests that could discontinue a user's ability to maintain their own account (changing username, changing primary email address, deleting account). The correct behavior was to either prompt them for their password and/or send a warning to their primary email address.

The bug was discovered 02/16/2015. The weakness was shared 01/30/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1000141 since 11/02/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1079 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 18.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Mahara 18.10.0

Timelineinfo

02/16/2015 🔍
11/02/2017 +990 days 🔍
01/30/2018 +89 days 🔍
01/30/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2018 +135 days 🔍
02/19/2020 +615 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-1000141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1000141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119484

Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2018 08:40
Updated: 02/19/2020 07:56
Changes: 06/14/2018 08:40 (61), 02/19/2020 07:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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