Is CVE-2009-3298 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3298 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3298?

CVE-2009-3298 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-3298

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

Mahara before 1.0.13, and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, allows remote authenticated institution administrators to reset a site administrator password via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 2.3% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3280)
Published: November 3, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3280 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mahara / mahara
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References

http://eduforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=546(Patch)
http://eduforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=547
http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=1169(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37217(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37218(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1924
http://www.osvdb.org/59584
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36893(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3101(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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