Mahara up to 1.2.5 Access Restriction lib/mahara.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mahara up to 1.2.5. This affects an unknown function in the library lib/mahara.php of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1402. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mahara up to 1.2.5 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality in the library lib/mahara.php of the component Access Restriction. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mahara before 1.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and suspend a user account, edit a view, visit a view, edit a plan artefact, read a plans block, read a plan artefact, edit a blog, read a blog block, read a blog artefact, or access a block, via a request associated with (1) admin/users/search.json.php, (2) view/newviewtoken.json.php, (3) lib/mahara.php, (4) artefact/plans/tasks.json.php, (5) artefact/plans/viewtasks.json.php, (6) artefact/blog/view/index.json.php, (7) artefact/blog/posts.json.php, or (8) blocktype/myfriends/myfriends.json.php, related to incorrect privilege enforcement, a missing user id check, and incorrect enforcement of the Overriding Start/Stop Dates setting.

The weakness was published 05/13/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at launchpad.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1402. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:lib/mahara.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55034 (Debian DSA-2246-1 : 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 1.2.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67396), Tenable (55034), SecurityFocus (BID 47798†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31882†). Similar entries are available at VDB-57454, VDB-57453, VDB-57452 and VDB-57451. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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Nessus ID: 55034
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2246-1 : mahara - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 69743
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2246-1 (mahara)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mahara 1.2.6

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03/10/2011 🔍
05/10/2011 +61 days 🔍
05/11/2011 +1 days 🔍
05/13/2011 +2 days 🔍
05/13/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/10/2011 +28 days 🔍
06/20/2011 +10 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1372 days 🔍
11/07/2021 +2421 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2246
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57450

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X-Force: 67396
SecurityFocus: 47798 - Mahara Versions Prior to 1.3.6 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44433
Vulnerability Center: 31882 - Mahara before 1.3.6 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/07/2021 10:58
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 03/24/2017 10:10 (9), 11/07/2021 10:47 (6), 11/07/2021 10:52 (1), 11/07/2021 10:58 (2)
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