# CVE-2011-1406: Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly handle an https URL in the wwwroot configuration setting, which makes it easier for user-assisted remo

- 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 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.

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## References

- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+milestone/1.3.6
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67400
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/685942
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2246

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