Mahara up to 1.5.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mahara up to 1.5.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-2243. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mahara up to 1.5.3 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading an XML file with the xhtml extension, which is rendered inline as script. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2012-2244 to execute arbitrary code without authentication, as demonstrated by modifying the clamav path.

The weakness was released 11/24/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at mahara.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2243 since 04/16/2012. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly 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 1.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79269), Tenable (63341) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38017†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-63047, VDB-63045, VDB-63044 and VDB-63043. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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

Timelineinfo

04/16/2012 🔍
10/10/2012 +177 days 🔍
11/24/2012 +45 days 🔍
11/24/2012 +0 days 🔍
01/14/2013 +51 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +799 days 🔍
12/20/2021 +2463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2591
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63041

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X-Force: 79269
SecurityFocus: 55916
Vulnerability Center: 38017 - Mahara XSS Vulnerability by Uploading an XML File With xhtml Extension, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 13:10
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (62), 04/23/2017 14:16 (3), 12/20/2021 12:54 (3), 12/20/2021 13:02 (1), 12/20/2021 13:10 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:27A:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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