PT-2012-3898 · Catalyst It · Mahara

Mike Haworth

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CVE-2012-2239

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Published

2012-11-24

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Updated

2024-02-15

CVSS v2.0

6.4

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mahara versions 1.4.x through 1.4.3 Mahara versions 1.5.x through 1.5.2
Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack. This can be demonstrated by reading the config.php file.
Recommendations For Mahara versions 1.4.x through 1.4.3, update to version 1.4.4 or later. For Mahara versions 1.5.x through 1.5.2, update to version 1.5.3 or later.

Fix

XXE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2239
DSA-2591-1

Affected Products

Mahara