CVE-2017-1000157 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can read plain text passwords from logs if full event logging is enabled during user creation in Mahara.
- 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-2017-1000157?
CVE-2017-1000157 is a medium-severity 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 15.04.13 and 16.04 before 16.04.7 and 16.10 before 16.10.4 and 17.04 before 17.04.2 are vulnerable to recording plain text passwords in the event_log table during the user creation process if full event logging was turned on.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000157?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1000157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-1000157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mp59-vrh9-v8w9.