What is CVE-2021-43264?

CVE-2021-43264 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-43264?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Mahara

CVE-2021-43264

In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, adjusting the path component for the page help file allows attackers to bypass the intended access control for HTML files via directory traversal. It replaces the - character with the / character.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mahara
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43264?: CVE-2021-43264 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-43264?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.