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CVE-2012-2239 Details

Description

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.4 and 1.5.x before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack, as demonstrated by reading config.php.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.1 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591 CVEMailing List
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatch
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mahara mahara
>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.4
>= 1.5.0, < 1.5.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2239
NVD Published Date:
Nov 24, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-2239 Details - Not Deferred