Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are vulnerable to PHP code execution as Mahara would pass portions of the XML through the PHP "unserialize()" function when importing a skin from an XML file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01603 75th 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
| 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 · 18
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:15.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04.1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04.2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04.3 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04.4 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04.5 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04.6 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04.7 | 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
- 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 8 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.04 rc1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.04 rc2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.04.0 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:16.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.04.1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.10.0 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.10.1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.10.2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.10.3 | 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:15.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000148
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r8hv-r9hq-hvgj
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-2017-1000148 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000148 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r8hv-r9hq-hvgj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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