CVE-2018-11565 Information disclosure in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx2f-r5xx-vf9m.