Mahara up to 1.5.3 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mahara up to 1.5.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-2244. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mahara up to 1.5.3 (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the path to clamav. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2012-2243.

The weakness was disclosed 11/24/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at mahara.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2244 since 04/16/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 1.4.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80501), Tenable (63341), SecurityFocus (BID 56713†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38018†). The entries VDB-63047, VDB-63045, VDB-63044 and VDB-63043 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mahara 1.4.3

Timelineinfo

04/16/2012 🔍
09/27/2012 +164 days 🔍
09/27/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2012 +58 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-2012-2244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63042

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X-Force: 80501
SecurityFocus: 56713 - Mahara Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 38018 - Mahara Remote Code Execution For Authenticated Administrators by Modifying the Path to \x27clamav\x27, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 13:27
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (64), 04/23/2017 14:16 (5), 12/20/2021 13:15 (3), 12/20/2021 13:21 (1), 12/20/2021 13:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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