Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.10 and 15.10 before 15.10.6 and 16.04 before 16.04.4 are vulnerable to incorrect access control after the password reset link is sent via email and then user changes default email, Mahara fails to invalidate old link.Consequently the link in email can be used to gain access to the user's account
Published Nov 3, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.15%
Description
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.10 and 15.10 before 15.10.6 and 16.04 before 16.04.4 are vulnerable to incorrect access control after the password reset link is sent via email and then user changes default email, Mahara fails to invalidate old link.Consequently the link in email can be used to gain access to the user's account.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 15.04
- 15.04
- 15.04.0
- 15.04.1
- 15.04.2
- 15.04.3
- 15.04.4
- 15.04.5
- 15.04.6
- 15.04.7
- 15.04.8
- 15.04.9
Configuration 2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01146) | 65.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01146) | 65.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 69.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 68.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 64.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1577251 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1577251 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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