CVE-2017-1000148 Deserialization in n/a
Attacker can execute arbitrary PHP code by importing a malicious skin XML file due to unsafe deserialization in Mahara.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1000148?
CVE-2017-1000148 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 3 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are vulnerable to PHP code execution as Mahara would pass portions of the XML through the PHP "unserialize()" function when importing a skin from an XML file.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000148?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1000148?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2017-1000148 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000148 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8hv-r9hq-hvgj.