CVE-2017-17454 Details
Description
Mahara 16.10 before 16.10.7 and 17.04 before 17.04.5 and 17.10 before 17.10.2 have a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability when a user enters invalid UTF-8 characters. These are now going to be discarded in Mahara along with NULL characters and invalid Unicode characters. Mahara will also avoid direct $_GET and $_POST usage where possible, and instead use param_exists() and the correct param_*() function to fetch the expected value.
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1732987 | CVE | Third Party Advisory |
| https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8149 | CVE | Vendor Advisory |
| https://reviews.mahara.org/#/c/8191/ | CVE | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1732987 | [email protected] | Third Party Advisory |
| https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8149 | [email protected] | Vendor Advisory |
| https://reviews.mahara.org/#/c/8191/ | [email protected] | Vendor Advisory |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-79 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| mahara mahara | >= 16.10.0, < 16.10.7 >= 17.04.0, < 17.04.5 >= 17.10.0, < 17.10.2 |
CPE
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Change History
4 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |