The default configuration of the auth/saml plugin in Mahara before 1.4.2 sets the "Match username attribute to Remote username" option to false, which allows remote SAML IdP servers to spoof users of other SAML IdP servers by using the same internal username
Published Jul 12, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.07%
Description
The default configuration of the auth/saml plugin in Mahara before 1.4.2 sets the "Match username attribute to Remote username" option to false, which allows remote SAML IdP servers to spoof users of other SAML IdP servers by using the same internal username.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.0
Configuration 2
- ≤ 1.4.1
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.12
- 1.0.13
- 1.0.14
- 1.0.15
- 1.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.4
- 1.4
- 1.4
- 1.4
- 1.4.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02070) | 80.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02070) | 78.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 53.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 73.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 60.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 59.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 51.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 68.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://gitorious.org/mahara/mahara/commit/f07be6020e70fa8f53cd77fdcd63e7fd7ff8aaea x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2467 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/11/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/12/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/932909 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://gitorious.org/mahara/mahara/commit/f07be6020e70fa8f53cd77fdcd63e7fd7ff8aaea | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2467 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/11/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/12/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/932909 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking |
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