# CVE-2017-1000141: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authentication checks to modify or delete user accounts without providing passwords or email verification.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7c6j-gm9g-qhcj

## What is CVE-2017-1000141?

CVE-2017-1000141 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 30 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Mahara before 18.10.0. It mishandled user requests that could discontinue a user's ability to maintain their own account (changing username, changing primary email address, deleting account). The correct behavior was to either prompt them for their password and/or send a warning to their primary email address.

Weakness: CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000141?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mahara Mahara.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1000141?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1000141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara

- [CVE-2022-45134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45134/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44544/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40849/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000152/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000153/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1000141 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1000141 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 30 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mahara Mahara. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000141/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000141/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000141
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000141
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1000141

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000141/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.