Description
An issue was discovered in Mahara before 15.04.14, 16.x before 16.04.8, 16.10.x before 16.10.5, and 17.x before 17.04.3. When one closes the browser without logging out of Mahara, the value in the usr_session table is not removed. If someone were to open a browser, visit the Mahara site, and adjust the 'mahara' cookie to the old value, they can get access to the user's account.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-5673 | An issue was discovered in Mahara before 15.04.14, 16.x before 16.04.8, 16.10.x before 16.10.5, and 17.x before 17.04.3. When one closes the browser without logging out of Mahara, the value in the usr_session table is not removed. If someone were to open a browser, visit the Mahara site, and adjust the 'mahara' cookie to the old value, they can get access to the user's account. |
References
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1701978 |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:20:41.466Z
Reserved: 2017-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-14163
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-10-31T18:29:00.250
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-14163
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD