Mahara 1.9 before 1.9.6 and 1.10 before 1.10.4 and 15.04 before 15.04.1 are vulnerable to…
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 1.9 before 1.9.6 and 1.10 before 1.10.4 and 15.04 before 15.04.1 are vulnerable to a site admin or institution admin being able to place HTML and Javascript into an institution display name, which will be displayed to other users unescaped on some Mahara system pages.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00497 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9 rc1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.0 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.3 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.4 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.5 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10 rc1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.0 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.4 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.5 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.3 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04 rc1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04 rc2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04.0 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv29-2rwp-9x99
References
More Mahara vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2017-1000144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv29-2rwp-9x99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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