CVE-2019-9708 json
An issue was discovered in Mahara 17.10 before 17.10.8, 18.04 before 18.04.4, and 18.10 before 18.10.1.
published 2019-05-07 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-19074
- cvss
- 4.9
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Mahara 17.10 before 17.10.8, 18.04 before 18.04.4, and 18.10 before 18.10.1. A site administrator can suspend the system user (root), causing all users to be locked out from the system.
Patch / fix
- mahara mahara 17.10.8, 18.04.4, 18.10.1
Exploit prediction
0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- bugs.launchpad.net https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1817221 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
bugs.launchpad.net
/mahara/+bug/1817221
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
mahara.org
/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8445
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-9708
- NVD CVE-2019-9708
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