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CVE-2021-40849 (GCVE-0-2021-40849)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-03 10:14 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:51
VLAI
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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