CVE-2017-1000139 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Attackers can exploit server-side request forgery in Mahara to access internal resources or bypass security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1000139?
CVE-2017-1000139 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 3 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Mahara 1.8 before 1.8.7 and 1.9 before 1.9.5 and 1.10 before 1.10.3 and 15.04 before 15.04.0 are vulnerable to server-side request forgery attacks as not all processes of curl redirects are checked against a white or black list. Employing SafeCurl will prevent issues.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000139?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1000139?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2017-1000139 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000139 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phx5-r46p-24fc.