CVE-2012-2239 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability affecting Mahara versions 1.4.x before 1.4.4 and 1.5.x before 1.5.3. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files, such as config.php, or establish TCP connections. With a CVSS score of 9.1, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete confidentiality and integrity impact. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.5.0, < 1.5.3CPE 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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.