VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-1000153

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.15%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-11-03

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory