CVE-2012-2239

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Published Nov 24, 2012 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.4 and 1.5.x before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack, as demonstrated by reading config.php.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2591-1	mahara security update

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.551% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Mahara Mahara

Weaknesses

CWE-611

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: Nov 24, 2012, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:26 PM
Reserved: Apr 16, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 24, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 PM

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