Mahara up to 1.2.5 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mahara up to 1.2.5. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1403. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mahara up to 1.2.5 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the pieforms implementation in Mahara before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests to any form, related to inappropriate regeneration of session keys.

The weakness was released 05/13/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at launchpad.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1403. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 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 (67398), Tenable (55034), SecurityFocus (BID 47798†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31883†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-57454, VDB-57453, VDB-57452 and VDB-57450. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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

Timelineinfo

03/10/2011 🔍
05/10/2011 +61 days 🔍
05/11/2011 +1 days 🔍
05/13/2011 +2 days 🔍
05/13/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2011 +38 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1372 days 🔍
11/07/2021 +2421 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2246
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1403 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1403
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57451

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X-Force: 67398
SecurityFocus: 47798 - Mahara Versions Prior to 1.3.6 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44433
Vulnerability Center: 31883 - Mahara before 1.3.6 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/07/2021 11:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 03/24/2017 10:10 (9), 11/07/2021 11:04 (6), 11/07/2021 11:10 (1), 11/07/2021 11:17 (2)
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