CVE-2017-14163 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can hijack user accounts by reusing stale session cookies if the browser is closed without logging out.
- 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-2017-14163?
CVE-2017-14163 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 31 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Mahara before 15.04.14, 16.x before 16.04.8, 16.10.x before 16.10.5, and 17.x before 17.04.3. When one closes the browser without logging out of Mahara, the value in the usr_session table is not removed. If someone were to open a browser, visit the Mahara site, and adjust the 'mahara' cookie to the old value, they can get access to the user's account.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14163 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-2017-14163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rp9f-73g7-hrgr.