CWE
352
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2011-0440: CSRF

First published: Mon Mar 28 2011(Updated: )

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mahara 1.2.x before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that delete blogs.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mahara=1.2.0
Mahara=1.2.0-alpha1
Mahara=1.2.0-alpha2
Mahara=1.2.0-alpha3
Mahara=1.2.0-beta1
Mahara=1.2.0-beta2
Mahara=1.2.0-beta3
Mahara=1.2.0-beta4
Mahara=1.2.0-rc1
Mahara=1.2.1
Mahara=1.2.2
Mahara=1.2.3
Mahara=1.2.4
Mahara=1.2.5
Mahara=1.2.6
Mahara=1.3.0
Mahara=1.3.0-beta1
Mahara=1.3.0-beta2
Mahara=1.3.0-beta3
Mahara=1.3.0-beta4
Mahara=1.3.0-rc1
Mahara=1.3.1
Mahara=1.3.2
Mahara=1.3.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-0440?

    CVE-2011-0440 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized actions via CSRF.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-0440?

    To fix CVE-2011-0440, upgrade Mahara to version 1.2.7 or 1.3.4 or later.

  • Which versions of Mahara are affected by CVE-2011-0440?

    CVE-2011-0440 affects Mahara versions 1.2.x prior to 1.2.7 and 1.3.x prior to 1.3.4.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2011-0440 allow?

    CVE-2011-0440 allows attackers to perform cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks that can hijack authentication for deleting blogs.

  • Is CVE-2011-0440 still exploitable in the latest versions of Mahara?

    No, CVE-2011-0440 is not exploitable in the latest versions of Mahara after implementing the necessary updates.

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