CVE-2021-40848
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, exported CSV files could contain characters that a spreadsheet program could interpret as a command, leading to execution of a malicious string locally on a device, aka CSV injection.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-40848
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-11-03T11:15:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-11-05T12:35:21
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.04.5 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 20.10.0 | 20.10.3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 21.04.0 | 21.04.2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:21.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8950 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930471 | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40848 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40848 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:48:15 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 13:45:47 | 2021-11-03T11:15Z | 2021-11-03T11:15:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 13:45:47 | 2021-11-05T12:35:21 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 13:45:47 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |