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TI-2017-14487 Aliases CVE-2017-1000153GHSA-8ppx-8g69-j34r

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.10 and 15.10 before 15.10.6 and 16.04 before 16.04.4 are…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.10 and 15.10 before 15.10.6 and 16.04 before 16.04.4 are vulnerable to incorrect access control after the password reset link is sent via email and then user changes default email, Mahara fails to invalidate old link.Consequently the link in email can be used to gain access to the user's account.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01146 66th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 24

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 14 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: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:15.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10.0VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10.1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10.2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10.3VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10.4VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10.5VulnerableMahara
  • 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: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: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
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10.4 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10.5 Vulnerable ·Mahara

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000153
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8ppx-8g69-j34r

References

Exploit 1

  • 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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