CVE-2018-11565 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Mahara discloses registered usernames via mention functionality, allowing attackers to enumerate valid accounts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11565?

CVE-2018-11565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 30 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mahara 17.04 before 17.04.8 and 17.10 before 17.10.5 and 18.04 before 18.04.1 are vulnerable to mentioning the usernames that are already taken by people registered in the system rather than masking that information.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11565?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mahara Mahara.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11565 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mahara Mahara vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fx2f-r5xx-vf9m.

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