CVE-2017-1000156 Missing authorization in n/a
Any group member can edit group configuration settings without admin privileges, allowing unauthorized modification of group data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1000156?
CVE-2017-1000156 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 3 Nov 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.9 and 15.10 before 15.10.5 and 16.04 before 16.04.3 are vulnerable to a group's configuration page being editable by any group member even when they didn't have the admin role.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1000156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-1000156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-534f-j9fm-92jp.