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CVE-2011-2773: Mahara lets attackers hijack admin to add users

CVE-2011-2773 · published 14 years ago

Summary

Versions of Mahara older than 1.4.1 can be tricked into using an administrator’s login to add a new user to an institution without the admin’s knowledge. This could give an attacker unauthorized access to privileged areas. Upgrade Mahara to version 1.4.1 or later and apply any available security updates.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
mahara	mahara	<= 1.4.0 0.9.0 0.9.1 0.9.2 1.0.0 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.0.3 1.0.4 1.0.5 1.0.6 1.0.7 35 more version ranges `cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::`

Original advisory text

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mahara before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add a user to an institution.

References

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

6.8 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Timeline

Published15 Nov 2011

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2011-2773 · NVD

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