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A vulnerability has been found in Mahara up to 1.4.2/1.5.1 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.3 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) javascript innerHTML as used when generating login forms, (2) links or (3) resources URLs, and (4) the Display name in a user profile.
The weakness was released 12/17/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2237 since 04/16/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62011 (Debian DSA-2540-1 : mahara - XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 1.4.3 or 1.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (62011). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-185981, VDB-185984, VDB-192598 and VDB-192829.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 62011
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2540-1 : mahara - XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 72169
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2540-1 (mahara)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mahara 1.4.3/1.5.2
Timeline
04/16/2012 🔍09/07/2012 🔍
09/10/2012 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2012-2237 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 54776
OSVDB: 84428
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Entry
Created: 12/17/2019 21:53Updated: 03/12/2024 14:50
Changes: 12/17/2019 21:53 (38), 12/17/2019 21:58 (30), 03/12/2024 14:50 (4)
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