Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mahara 1.2.x before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that delete blogs.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | mahara | 1.2.6-2+squeeze1 | DSA-2206-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | mahara | 1.0.4-4+lenny8 | DSA-2206-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2206-1 mahara - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=3208
- DSA-2206 vendor-advisory
- 47033 vdb-entry
- http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=3206
- mahara-blogposts-csrf(66326) vdb-entry
- 43858 third-party-advisory