CVE-2017-1000152 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can hijack user sessions by exploiting session ID reuse when users are forcibly logged out, leading to unauthorized account access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1000152?
CVE-2017-1000152 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 3 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.7 and 15.10 before 15.10.3 running PHP 5.3 are vulnerable to one user being logged in as another user on a separate computer as the same session ID is served. This situation can occur when a user takes an action that forces another user to be logged out of Mahara, such as an admin changing another user's account settings.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000152?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1000152?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000152 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-1000152 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000152 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jp3c-pm6p-jjwv.