# CVE-2011-1402: Mahara before 1.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and suspend a user account, edit a view, visit

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Mahara before 1.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and suspend a user account, edit a view, visit a view, edit a plan artefact, read a plans block, read a plan artefact, edit a blog, read a blog block, read a blog artefact, or access a block, via a request associated with (1) admin/users/search.json.php, (2) view/newviewtoken.json.php, (3) lib/mahara.php, (4) artefact/plans/tasks.json.php, (5) artefact/plans/viewtasks.json.php, (6) artefact/blog/view/index.json.php, (7) artefact/blog/posts.json.php, or (8) blocktype/myfriends/myfriends.json.php, related to incorrect privilege enforcement, a missing user id check, and incorrect enforcement of the Overriding Start/Stop Dates setting.

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## References

- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+milestone/1.3.6
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/771637
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/771623
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/771614
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67397
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/746182
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/771592
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/771644
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67396
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/772140
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47798
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44433
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/771653
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2246

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