Mahara 'Artefact' in Saved View Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:35535

Info

Mahara 'Artefact' in Saved View Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35535
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-2171
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 30 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 30 2009 09:49PM
Credit: Mahara
Vulnerable: Mahara Mahara 1.1.4
Mahara Mahara 1.1.3
Mahara Mahara 1.1.2
Mahara Mahara 1.1.1
Not Vulnerable: Mahara Mahara 1.1.5

Discussion

Mahara 'Artefact' in Saved View Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Mahara is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability because it fails to properly check user permissions before performing certain actions.

Attackers can exploit this issue to view 'artefacts' belonging to other users. Information harvested may aid in launching further attacks.

Versions prior to Mahara 1.1.5 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Mahara 'Artefact' in Saved View Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

Solution / Fix

Mahara 'Artefact' in Saved View Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.


Mahara Mahara 1.1.1

Mahara Mahara 1.1.2

Mahara Mahara 1.1.3

Mahara Mahara 1.1.4

References

Mahara 'Artefact' in Saved View Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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