CVE-2019-9708 Business logic in n/a
A site administrator can suspend the root user, locking all users out of the Mahara system and causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-9708?
CVE-2019-9708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 7 May 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Mahara 17.10 before 17.10.8, 18.04 before 18.04.4, and 18.10 before 18.10.1. A site administrator can suspend the system user (root), causing all users to be locked out from the system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9708?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mahara Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-9708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87rc-mj2c-687h.