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.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591	Mailing List
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111	Issue Tracking Patch
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-11-24 20:55

Updated : 2024-02-15 03:19

NVD link : CVE-2012-2239

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2239

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2239

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Products Affected

mahara

mahara

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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