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TI-2017-06952 Aliases CVE-2017-9551GHSA-fr7x-7pwg-jqwx

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.14 and 16.04 before 16.04.8 and 16.10 before 16.10.5 and 17.04…

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.14 and 16.04 before 16.04.8 and 16.10 before 16.10.5 and 17.04 before 17.04.3 are vulnerable to a user submitting potential dangerous payload, e.g. XSS code, to be saved as their name in the usr_registration table. The values are then emailed to the the user and administrator and if accepted become part of the new user's account.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00649 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04 rc1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04 rc2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.0VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.3VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.4VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.5VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.6VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.7VulnerableMahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.4 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.5 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.6 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.7 Vulnerable ·Mahara
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.8VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.9VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.10VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.11VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.12VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.13VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04 rc1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04 rc2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04.0VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04.1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04.2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04.3VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04.4VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04.5VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04.6VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04.7VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*16.10 rc1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*16.10 rc2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.10.0VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.10.1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.10.2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.10.3VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.10.4VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*17.04 rc1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*17.04 rc2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.04.0VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.04.1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.04.2VulnerableMahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.8 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.9 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.10 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.11 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.12 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.13 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04.4 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04.5 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04.6 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04.7 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.10 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.10 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.10.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.10.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.10.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.10.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.10.4 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.04 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.04 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.04.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.04.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:17.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.04.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9551
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fr7x-7pwg-jqwx
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-32112 An issue was discovered in Mahara 23.04.8 and 24.04.4. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-21886 Mahara 21.04 before 21.04.7, 21.10 before 21.10.5, 22.04 before 22.04.3, and 22.10 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-22209 Mahara 21.10 before 21.10.6, 22.04 before 22.04.4, and 22.10 before 22.10.1 deserializes… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26290 Supported versions of Mahara 24.04 before 24.04.1 and 23.04 before 23.04.6 are vulnerable… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-17772 In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, the account associated with a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-14488 Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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