CVE-2019-9709 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Logged-in users can inject scripts via collection titles in Mahara's SmartEvidence overview, requiring the feature to be enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-9709?
CVE-2019-9709 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 7 May 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Mahara 17.10 before 17.10.8, 18.04 before 18.04.4, and 18.10 before 18.10.1. The collection title is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) due to not escaping it when viewing the collection's SmartEvidence overview page (if that feature is turned on). This can be exploited by any logged-in user.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9709?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2019-9709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhgc-wqh6-v7w4.