# CVE-2010-1670: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to Mahara accounts by exploiting improper SSO plugin configurations that allow empty passwords.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Jul 2010
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrq3-89r9-pxg6

## What is CVE-2010-1670?

CVE-2010-1670 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 6 Jul 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Mahara before 1.0.15, 1.1.x before 1.1.9, and 1.2.x before 1.2.5 has improper configuration options for authentication plugins associated with logins that use the single sign-on (SSO) functionality, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1670?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mahara Mahara.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1670?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-1670 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1670 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara

- [CVE-2022-45134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45134/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44544/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40849/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000152/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000153/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1670 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1670 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 6 Jul 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1670 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mahara Mahara. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1670/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1670/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1670
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1670
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1670

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1670/
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