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TI-2021-17772 Aliases CVE-2021-40849GHSA-r6xp-85fr-87p6

In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, the account associated with a…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-613Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.

Summary

In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, the account associated with a web services token is vulnerable to being exploited and logged into, resulting in information disclosure (at a minimum) and often escalation of privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01351 71st 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 20.04.5; 20.10.0 to before 20.10.3; 21.04.0 to before 21.04.2VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.10.0 rc1VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.10.0 rc2VulnerableMahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 20.04.5; 20.10.0 to before 20.10.3; 21.04.0 to before 21.04.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.10.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.10.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mahara

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40849
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6xp-85fr-87p6

References

Advisory 2

  • 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-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
  • TI-2017-14487 Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.10 and 15.10 before 15.10.6 and 16.04 before 16.04.4 are… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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