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TI-2013-03885 Aliases CVE-2013-4432GHSA-ggf9-q837-78jp

Mahara before 1.5.13, 1.6.x before 1.6.8, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 does not properly…

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Mahara before 1.5.13, 1.6.x before 1.6.8, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 does not properly restrict access to folders, which allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary folders (1) by leveraging an active folder tab loaded before permissions were removed or (2) via the folder parameter to artefact/file/groupfiles.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01112 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.12VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 rc1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 rc2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7VulnerableMahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.12 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·Mahara
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.9VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.10VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.11VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7. rc1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3VulnerableMahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.10 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.11 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7. rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4432
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ggf9-q837-78jp

References

Other 5

  • TI-2024-32112 An issue was discovered in Mahara 23.04.8 and 24.04.4. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-21886 Mahara 21.04 before 21.04.7, 21.10 before 21.10.5, 22.04 before 22.04.3, and 22.10 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-22209 Mahara 21.10 before 21.10.6, 22.04 before 22.04.4, and 22.10 before 22.10.1 deserializes… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26290 Supported versions of Mahara 24.04 before 24.04.1 and 23.04 before 23.04.6 are vulnerable… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-17772 In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, the account associated with a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-14488 Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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