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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 3, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-40849

CVE-2021-40849

Description

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.

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Affected products

5
  • Mahara (software)/Mahara4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <20.04.5
    • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <20.04.5, <20.10.3, <21.04.2, <21.10.0
  • Mahara/Maharadescription

Patches

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