Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-17455 (CCN-139328)

Assigned:2017-11-27
Published:2017-11-27
Updated:2018-03-16
Summary:Mahara 16.10 before 16.10.7, 17.04 before 17.04.5, and 17.10 before 17.10.2 are vulnerable to being forced, via a man-in-the-middle attack, to interact with Mahara on the HTTP protocol rather than HTTPS even when an SSL certificate is present.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
5.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
3.8 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-295
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-17455

Source: CCN
Type: Mahara Bug #1734767
Mahara needing the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) header when site is https

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1734767

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mahara-cve201717455-weak-security(139328)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8150

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://reviews.mahara.org/#/c/8312/

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-17455

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 16.10.0 and < 16.10.7)
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 17.04.0 and < 17.04.5)
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 17.10.0 and < 17.10.2)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:16.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:17.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:17.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    mahara mahara *
    mahara mahara *
    mahara mahara *
    mahara mahara 16.10.6
    mahara mahara 17.04.4
    mahara mahara 17.10.1