# CVE-2011-2773: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mahara before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrator

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-11-15 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mahara before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add a user to an institution.

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## References

- http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/m/mahara/mahara_1.2.6-2+squeeze3.debian.tar.gz
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/800032
- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+milestone/1.4.1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2334
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46719

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