VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-2239
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.
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 1.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.55% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- mahara/mahara · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591Mailing List
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591Mailing List
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.