# CVE-2009-3298: Mahara before 1.0.13, and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, allows remote authenticated institution administrators to reset a site administrator password

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-11-03 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

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

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