Mahara up to 1.1.4 Permission Check access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mahara 1.1/1.1.1/1.1.2/1.1.3/1.1.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Permission Check. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2171. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mahara 1.1/1.1.1/1.1.2/1.1.3/1.1.4 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown function of the component Permission Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mahara 1.1 before 1.1.5 does not apply permission checks when saving a view that contains artefacts, which allows remote authenticated users to read another user s artefact.

The weakness was published 06/23/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mahara.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2171 since 06/23/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39495 (Debian DSA-1822-1 : mahara - insufficient input sanitization), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (39495). Similar entry is available at VDB-48719. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 39495
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1822-1 : mahara - insufficient input sanitization
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OpenVAS ID: 900383
OpenVAS Name: Mahara Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mahara 1.1.4

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mahara.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48720
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/11/2018 09:40
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (61), 11/11/2018 09:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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