CVE-2009-3298

Description

Mahara before 1.0.13, and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, allows remote authenticated institution administrators to reset a site administrator password via unspecified vectors.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.40% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mahara.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/59584 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3101 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37218 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://eduforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=546 patch
http://eduforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=547
http://secunia.com/advisories/37217 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=1169 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1924 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36893 patch vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3298?
CVE-2009-3298 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3298?
To fix CVE-2009-3298, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3298 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3298 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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