Mahara up to 1.1.6 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mahara and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-3298. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mahara (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mahara before 1.0.13, and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, allows remote authenticated institution administrators to reset a site administrator password via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 10/30/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3298 since 09/22/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44789 (Debian DSA-1924-1 : mahara - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (44789), SecurityFocus (BID 36893†), OSVDB (59584†), Secunia (SA37217†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24948†). See VDB-50684 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Mahara

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.6

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44789
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1924-1 : mahara - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 66204
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1924-1 (mahara)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mahara 1.0.11

Timelineinfo

09/22/2009 🔍
10/30/2009 +38 days 🔍
11/02/2009 +3 days 🔍
11/02/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/03/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/03/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2009 +27 days 🔍
02/24/2010 +86 days 🔍
03/02/2010 +6 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1842 days 🔍
08/25/2021 +2352 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50683

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SecurityFocus: 36893 - Mahara Admin Password Reset Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 37217 - Mahara Privilege Escalation and Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 59584 - Mahara Site Admin Password Reset Remote Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 24948 - Mahara Prior to 1.0.13 and 1.1.7 Administrator Password Reset Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-3101

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/25/2021 04:42
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/21/2017 17:22 (14), 08/25/2021 04:42 (3)
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