High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-14163
CVE-2017-14163
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
1- bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1701978nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
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