Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2021-40849 (CCN-212684)

Assigned:2021-06-01
Published:2021-06-01
Updated:2021-11-05
Summary:In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, the account associated with a web services token is vulnerable to being exploited and logged into, resulting in information disclosure (at a minimum) and often escalation of privileges.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-613
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2021-40849

Source: CCN
Type: Launchpad Bug #1930469
Need to kill web service authentication session at end of process

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930469

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mahara-cve202140849-info-disc(212684)

Source: CCN
Type: Mahara Web site
Mahara

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8949

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 20.04.5)
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 20.10.0 and < 20.10.3)
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 21.04.0 and < 21.04.2)
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:20.04:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mahara:mahara:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    mahara mahara *
    mahara mahara *
    mahara mahara *
    mahara mahara 21.10.0 rc1
    mahara mahara 21.10.0 rc2
    mahara mahara 20.04 rc1
    mahara mahara 20.10