Mahara up to 1.5.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mahara up to 1.5.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2247. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mahara up to 1.5.3 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

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 via vectors related to artefact/file/ and a crafted SVG file.

The weakness was shared 11/24/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mahara.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2247. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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 (79271), Tenable (63341) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38020†). The entries VDB-63047, VDB-63045, VDB-63043 and VDB-63042 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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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-2012-2247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63044

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X-Force: 79271
SecurityFocus: 55916
Vulnerability Center: 38020 - Mahara XSS Vulnerability via Vectors Related to \x27artefact/file/\x27 and a Crafted SVG File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 14:02
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (62), 04/23/2017 14:17 (2), 12/20/2021 13:50 (4), 12/20/2021 13:55 (1), 12/20/2021 14:02 (3)
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