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TI-2017-14490 Aliases CVE-2017-1000156GHSA-534f-j9fm-92jp

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.9 and 15.10 before 15.10.5 and 16.04 before 16.04.3 are…

Priority LOW 30CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.9 and 15.10 before 15.10.5 and 16.04 before 16.04.3 are vulnerable to a group's configuration page being editable by any group member even when they didn't have the admin role.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00828 57th 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 · 21

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 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:15.04.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04.8VulnerableMahara
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: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:15.04.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04.8 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: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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000156
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-534f-j9fm-92jp

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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