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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mahara up to 1.6.1 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument query with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in group/members.php in Mahara 1.5.x before 1.5.7 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter.

The weakness was published 11/24/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at mahara.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2253 since 04/16/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63341 (Debian DSA-2591-1 : mahara - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.5.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80466) and Tenable (63341). Similar entries are available at 63047, 63044, 63043 and 63042.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Mahara

Version

• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.6
• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 63341
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2591-1 : mahara - several vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 892591
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2591-1 (mahara - several vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Mahara 1.5.6

Timelineinfo

04/16/2012 🔍
11/16/2012 +214 days 🔍
11/16/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2012 +8 days 🔍
11/24/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2012 +6 days 🔍
01/14/2013 +45 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +799 days 🔍
12/20/2021 +2463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2591
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-2253 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 80466
Vulnerability Center: 38021 - Mahara \x27group/members.php\x27 XSS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56718 - Mahara 'query' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 51404 - Mahara "query" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 14:13
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/23/2017 14:17 (7), 12/20/2021 14:07 (3), 12/20/2021 14:12 (1), 12/20/2021 14:13 (2)
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