CVE-2011-1402 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass access restrictions to view or modify other users' plans, blogs, and views due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1402?
CVE-2011-1402 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 13 May 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1402?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1402?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2011-1402 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1402 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvxq-7mqc-6hc7.