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CVE-2021-43266 Details

Description

In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, exporting collections via PDF export could lead to code execution via shell metacharacters in a collection name. Additional, in Mahara before 20.10.4, 21.04.3, and 21.10.1, exporting collections via PDF export could cause code execution

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.3 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1942903 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1949527 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8952 CVEVendor Advisory
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8995 CVEVendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1942903 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mahara mahara
>= 20.04.0, < 20.04.5
>= 20.10.0, < 20.10.3
>= 21.04.0, < 21.04.2
>= 20.10.0, < 20.10.4
>= 21.04.0, < 21.04.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-43266
NVD Published Date:
Nov 2, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-43266 Details - Not Deferred