CVE-2021-40849
9.8 CRITICALIn 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 exploite...
Published: 2021-11-03 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-613
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mahara | mahara |
Description
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.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40849
- [Vendor advisory]https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930469
- [Vendor advisory]https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8949
- [Vendor advisory]https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930469
- [Vendor advisory]https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8949
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