What is CVE-2021-40849?

CVE-2021-40849 is a vulnerability in Mahara versions before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0 that allows the account associated with a web services token to be exploited, leading to information disclosure and potential privilege escalation.

How severe is CVE-2021-40849?

CVE-2021-40849 has a severity rating of 9.8 (critical).

How can I fix CVE-2021-40849?

To fix CVE-2021-40849, it is recommended to update to Mahara versions 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, or 21.10.0 or later.

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2021-40849?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2021-40849 is CWE-613.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-40849?

More information about CVE-2021-40849 can be found at the following references: [1](https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930469) and [2](https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8949).

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-40849

critical

9.8

CWE

613

3/11/2021

4/8/2024

CVE-2021-40849

First published: Wed Nov 03 2021(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Mahara Mahara	<20.04.5
Mahara Mahara	>=20.10.0<20.10.3
Mahara Mahara	>=21.04.0<21.04.2
Mahara Mahara	=21.10.0-rc1
Mahara Mahara	=21.10.0-rc2

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What is CVE-2021-40849?
CVE-2021-40849 is a vulnerability in Mahara versions before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0 that allows the account associated with a web services token to be exploited, leading to information disclosure and potential privilege escalation.
How severe is CVE-2021-40849?
CVE-2021-40849 has a severity rating of 9.8 (critical).
How can I fix CVE-2021-40849?
To fix CVE-2021-40849, it is recommended to update to Mahara versions 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, or 21.10.0 or later.
What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2021-40849?
The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2021-40849 is CWE-613.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-40849?
More information about CVE-2021-40849 can be found at the following references: [1](https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930469) and [2](https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8949).

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