Mahara up to 1.5.3 Error Message cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mahara up to 1.5.3 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and other versions including 1.2, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a CSV header with "unknown fields," which are not properly handled in error messages in the (1) bulk user, (2) group, and (3) group member upload capabilities. NOTE: this issue was originally part of CVE-2012-2243, but that ID was SPLIT due to different issues by different researchers.

The weakness was disclosed 11/24/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mahara.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6037 since 11/24/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 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 1.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80402) and Tenable (63341). The entries 63045, 63044, 63043 and 63042 are pretty similar.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 63341
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2591-1 : mahara - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892591
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2591-1 (mahara - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mahara 1.5.0

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09/27/2012 🔍
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Advisory: DSA-2591
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6037 (🔍)
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X-Force: 80402
Vulnerability Center: 38022 - Mahara Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities via a CSV Header With \x27Unknown Fields\x27, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56713 - Mahara Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 14:25
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (65), 04/23/2017 14:17 (5), 12/20/2021 14:21 (3), 12/20/2021 14:24 (1), 12/20/2021 14:25 (2)
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