Mahara 16.10 before 16.10.9 and 17.04 before 17.04.7 and 17.10 before 17.10.4 are…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 16.10 before 16.10.9 and 17.04 before 17.04.7 and 17.10 before 17.10.4 are vulnerable to bad input when TinyMCE is bypassed by POST packages. Therefore, Mahara should not rely on TinyMCE's code stripping alone but also clean input on the server / PHP side as one can create own packets of POST data containing bad content with which to hit the server.
Why it matters now
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.10 to before 16.10.9; 17.04 to before 17.04.7; 17.10 to before 17.10.4 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.10 to before 16.10.9; 17.04 to before 17.04.7; 17.10 to before 17.10.4 Vulnerable ·Mahara
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6182
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7qh-wjjv-qxg8
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-2018-6182 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6182 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7qh-wjjv-qxg8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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