CVE-2011-4118 Privilege escalation in n/a
Medium 6.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-4118 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2011-4118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 15 Nov 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4118 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-2011-4118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4118/index.md)
Authenticated users can escalate privileges in Mahara when the MNet feature is enabled by exploiting an XMLRPC jump vulnerability.
- 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-2011-4118?
CVE-2011-4118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 15 Nov 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mahara before 1.4.1, when MNet (aka the Moodle network feature) is used, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a jump to an XMLRPC target.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4118?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4118?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-4118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8jj9-p3cw-5qp2.