CVE-2017-15273 json
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.15, 16.04 before 16.04.9, 16.10 before 16.10.6, and 17.04 before 17.04.4 are vulnerable to a user submitting a po…
published 2017-10-31 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6733
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.15, 16.04 before 16.04.9, 16.10 before 16.10.6, and 17.04 before 17.04.4 are vulnerable to a user submitting a potential dangerous payload, e.g., XSS code, to be saved as titles in internal artefacts.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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mahara.org
/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8081
patch, vendor-advisory
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bugs.launchpad.net
/mahara/+bug/1719480
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
-
bugs.launchpad.net
/mahara/+bug/1719472
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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bugs.launchpad.net
/mahara/+bug/1720034
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-15273
- NVD CVE-2017-15273
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