VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9551

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.65%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-09-25

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.14 and 16.04 before 16.04.8 and 16.10 before 16.10.5 and 17.04 before 17.04.3 are vulnerable to a user submitting potential dangerous payload, e.g. XSS code, to be saved as their name in the usr_registration table. The values are then emailed to the the user and administrator and if accepted become part of the new user's account.

Weakness classification

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references

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