Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-14752
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 their first name, last name, or display name in the profile fields that can cause issues such as escalation of privileges or unknown execution of malicious code when replying to messages in Mahara.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14752
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 19 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-14752
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
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NIST |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
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2.7
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-14752
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-14752
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1719491
Bug #1719491 “Avoid saving firstname / lastname / preferredname ...” : Bugs : MaharaIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2017-14752
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*