Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-287.
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 some authentication methods, which do not use Mahara's built-in login form, still allowing users to log in even if their institution was expired or suspended.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01325 71st 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 · 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-2017-1000154
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6f4-q3p8-23rq
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-2017-14487 Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.10 and 15.10 before 15.10.6 and 16.04 before 16.04.4 are… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-1000154 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000154 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6f4-q3p8-23rq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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