PT-2021-22979 · Mahara · Mahara

Robert Lyon + 1 · Published 2021-11-03 · Updated 2021-11-05 · CVE-2021-40849

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mahara versions prior to 20.04.5 Mahara versions prior to 20.10.3 Mahara versions prior to 21.04.2 Mahara versions prior to 21.10.0

Description The account associated with a web services token is vulnerable to being exploited and logged into, resulting in information disclosure and often escalation of privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 20.04.5, update to version 20.04.5 or later. For versions prior to 20.10.3, update to version 20.10.3 or later. For versions prior to 21.04.2, update to version 21.04.2 or later. For versions prior to 21.10.0, update to version 21.10.0 or later.

Fix

Insufficient Session Expiration

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-613

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-40849

Affected Products

Mahara

References · 5

• https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8949 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40849 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930469 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/31707 · Telegram Post