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CVE-2011-1406

Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly handle an https URL in the wwwroot configuration setting,...

4.3 MediumFix available

Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly handle an https URL in the wwwroot configuration setting, which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to obtain credentials by sniffing the network at a time when an http URL is used for a login.

Exploit likelihood

1.73%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly handle an https URL in the wwwroot configuration setting, which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to obtain credentials by sniffing the network at a time when an http URL is used for a login.

Record
CVE-2011-1406
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-16
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly handle an https URL in the wwwroot configuration setting, which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to obtain credentials by sniffing the network at a time when an http URL is used for a login.

Record
CVE-2011-1406
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1413 No score

Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly handle an https URL in the wwwroot configuration setting, which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to obtain credentials by sniffing the network at a time when an http URL is used for a login.

Record
EUVD-2011-1413
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hr4m-fxpj-q7hc No score

Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly handle an https URL in the wwwroot configuration setting,...

Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly handle an https URL in the wwwroot configuration setting, which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to obtain credentials by sniffing the network at a time when an http URL is used for a login.

Record
GHSA-hr4m-fxpj-q7hc
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mahara
Debian:5.0
before 1.0.4-4+lenny10, plus listed versions
1.0.4-41.0.4-4+lenny11.0.4-4+lenny21.0.4-4+lenny31.0.4-4+lenny4
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1.0.4-4+lenny51.0.4-4+lenny61.0.4-4+lenny71.0.4-4+lenny8
1.0.4-4+lenny10
mahara
Debian:6.0
before 1.2.6-2+squeeze2, plus listed versions
1.2.6-21.2.6-2+squeeze1
1.2.6-2+squeeze2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-1406 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mahara, published May 13, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.73%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in mahara 1.0.4-4+lenny10.

References

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