CVE-2012-2237 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mahara versions 1.4.x before 1.4.3 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2. These flaws allow remote attackers to inject malicious web script or HTML through various input fields, including login forms, links, resource URLs, and user profile display names. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.1) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for limited confidentiality and integrity impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.5.0, < 1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.