Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2019-9708 (CCN-160646)

Assigned:2019-04-30
Published:2019-04-30
Updated:2020-08-24
Summary:An issue was discovered in Mahara 17.10 before 17.10.8, 18.04 before 18.04.4, and 18.10 before 18.10.1. A site administrator can suspend the system user (root), causing all users to be locked out from the system.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.9 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2019-9708

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1817221

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mahara-cve20199708-dos(160646)

Source: CCN
Type: Mahara Web site
Security issue relating to insecure permissions <17.10.8; <18.04.4: <18.10.1

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8445

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 17.10.0 and < 17.10.8)
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 18.04.0 and < 18.04.4)
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 18.10.0 and < 18.10.1)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:18.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    mahara mahara *
    mahara mahara *
    mahara mahara *
    mahara mahara 18.10.0