CWE
264
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2011-1402

First published: Fri May 13 2011(Updated: )

Mahara before 1.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and suspend a user account, edit a view, visit a view, edit a plan artefact, read a plans block, read a plan artefact, edit a blog, read a blog block, read a blog artefact, or access a block, via a request associated with (1) admin/users/search.json.php, (2) view/newviewtoken.json.php, (3) lib/mahara.php, (4) artefact/plans/tasks.json.php, (5) artefact/plans/viewtasks.json.php, (6) artefact/blog/view/index.json.php, (7) artefact/blog/posts.json.php, or (8) blocktype/myfriends/myfriends.json.php, related to incorrect privilege enforcement, a missing user id check, and incorrect enforcement of the Overriding Start/Stop Dates setting.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mahara=1.1.0-beta4
Mahara=1.1.6
Mahara=1.2.0
Mahara=0.9.1
Mahara=1.1.2
Mahara=1.2.3
Mahara=1.0.4
Mahara=1.1.7
Mahara=1.2.1
Mahara=1.3.2
Mahara=0.9.2
Mahara=1.0.1
Mahara=1.0.8
Mahara=1.2.0-rc1
Mahara=1.2.0-alpha1
Mahara=1.0.12
Mahara=1.0.15
Mahara=1.0.6
Mahara=1.3.0-beta1
Mahara=1.0.9
Mahara=1.2.0-alpha2
Mahara=1.3.0-rc1
Mahara=1.1.9
Mahara<=1.3.5
Mahara=1.0.5
Mahara=1.1
Mahara=1.2.0-beta4
Mahara=1.1.0-alpha3
Mahara=1.1.4
Mahara=1.2.0-alpha3
Mahara=1.2.0-beta2
Mahara=1.2.6
Mahara=1.3.0
Mahara=1.0.2
Mahara=1.1.0-beta1
Mahara=1.0.3
Mahara=1.0.13
Mahara=1.3.1
Mahara=1.0.10
Mahara=1.1.0-rc2
Mahara=1.1.1
Mahara=1.3.0-beta2
Mahara=1.1.8
Mahara=1.1.0-beta3
Mahara=1.2.4
Mahara=1.1.0-alpha1
Mahara=1.3.0-beta3
Mahara=1.1.0-alpha2
Mahara=1.2.2
Mahara=1.2.5
Mahara=1.1.3
Mahara=1.3.4
Mahara=1.0.7
Mahara=1.0.0
Mahara=1.1.0
Mahara=1.1.5
Mahara=1.2.0-beta1
Mahara=1.1.0-beta2
Mahara=1.1.0-rc1
Mahara=1.2.0-beta3
Mahara=1.3.3
Mahara=1.0.14
Mahara=1.3.0-beta4
Mahara=1.0.11
Mahara=0.9.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-1402?

    CVE-2011-1402 is categorized as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access and manipulation of user accounts and content.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-1402?

    To fix CVE-2011-1402, upgrade Mahara to version 1.3.6 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

  • What versions of Mahara are affected by CVE-2011-1402?

    CVE-2011-1402 affects Mahara versions prior to 1.3.6 including versions from 1.0.0 up to 1.3.5.

  • Can CVE-2011-1402 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2011-1402 can be exploited remotely by authenticated users to bypass access restrictions.

  • What are the implications of CVE-2011-1402?

    The implications of CVE-2011-1402 include the risk of unauthorized users being able to edit or view content they should not have access to, potentially leading to information leakage or data integrity issues.

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