What is CVE-2021-40849?

CVE-2021-40849 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-40849?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mahara

CVE-2021-40849

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 privileg…

EPSS: 0.013 (67.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mahara — versions 21.10.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40849?: CVE-2021-40849 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-40849?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.