Mahara up to 1.2.5 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mahara up to 1.2.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2773. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mahara up to 1.2.5 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mahara before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add a user to an institution.

The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at launchpad.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2773 since 07/19/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56714 (Debian DSA-2334-1 : 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 (71150), Tenable (56714), SecurityFocus (BID 50544†), Secunia (SA46719†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33854†). The entries VDB-59449, VDB-59448, VDB-59446 and VDB-59445 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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: 56714
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2334-1 : mahara - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 70550
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2334-1 (mahara)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mahara 1.2.6

Timelineinfo

07/19/2011 🔍
11/04/2011 +108 days 🔍
11/07/2011 +3 days 🔍
11/10/2011 +3 days 🔍
11/14/2011 +4 days 🔍
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11/15/2011 +1 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1224 days 🔍
11/26/2021 +2440 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2334
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2773 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2773
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59447

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X-Force: 71150
SecurityFocus: 50544 - Mahara CVE-2011-2773 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Secunia: 46719 - Mahara Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 33854 - Mahara before 1.4.1 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/26/2021 14:02
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/05/2017 09:22 (13), 11/26/2021 13:50 (3), 11/26/2021 13:57 (1), 11/26/2021 14:02 (2)
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