CVE-2017-9551

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory mahara.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8040 vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1697308 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9551?
CVE-2017-9551 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9551?
To fix CVE-2017-9551, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-9551 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9551 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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