CVE-2017-1000157 json
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.13 and 16.04 before 16.04.7 and 16.10 before 16.10.4 and 17.04 before 17.04.2 are vulnerable to recording plain t…
published 2017-11-03 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-1442
- cvss
- 4.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.13 and 16.04 before 16.04.7 and 16.10 before 16.10.4 and 17.04 before 17.04.2 are vulnerable to recording plain text passwords in the event_log table during the user creation process if full event logging was turned on.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- bugs.launchpad.net https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1692749 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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bugs.launchpad.net
/mahara/+bug/1692749
exploit, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-1000157
- NVD CVE-2017-1000157
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