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CVE-2017-1000146 json

Mahara 1.9 before 1.9.7 and 1.10 before 1.10.5 and 15.04 before 15.04.2 are vulnerable to the arbitrary execution of Javascript in the brow…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-1431

cvss
5.4
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Mahara 1.9 before 1.9.7 and 1.10 before 1.10.5 and 15.04 before 15.04.2 are vulnerable to the arbitrary execution of Javascript in the browser of a logged-in user because the title of the portfolio page was not being properly escaped in the AJAX script that updates the Add/remove watchlist link on artefact detail pages.

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.launchpad.net https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1472439 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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