CVE-2011-1406 Information

Description

Mahara before 1.3.6 does not properly handle an https URL in the wwwroot configuration setting which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to obtain credentials by sniffing the network at a time when an http URL is used for a login.

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2246 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67400 https://launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/685942 https://launchpad.net/mahara/+milestone/1.3.6