Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-40849
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930469 x_refsource_MISC
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8949 x_refsource_MISC