73456 : Mahara Multiple Script AJAX Call Parsing Information Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-05-10

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-1404" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly restrict the data in responses to AJAX calls, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a request associated with (1) blocktype/myfriends/myfriends.json.php, (2) json/usersearch.php, (3) group/membersearchresults.json.php, or (4) json/friendsearch.php, as demonstrated by information about friends and e-mail addresses.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Authentication Required

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.3.6 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Mahara

1.3.5

References

CVE ID: 2011-1404 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 44433 44662
Bugtraq ID: 47798
ISS X-Force ID: 67395
Related OSVDB ID: 73454 73455 73457
Vendor URL: http://mahara.org/
Mail List Post: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/May/526
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2246
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/772140
https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/772160
https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/772174
https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/772179
https://launchpad.net/mahara/+milestone/1.3.6
Other Advisory URL: https://launchpad.net/mahara/+milestone/1.3.6

Tools & Filters

	55034

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-05-16 | Disagree?

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