CVE-2018-11196 describes a vulnerability in Mahara versions 17.04 prior to 17.04.8, 17.10 prior to 17.10.5, and 18.04 prior to 18.04.1, where malicious files embedded in Leap2A archives bypass ClamAV scanning and can be uploaded. This allows Mahara to be used as a medium for transmitting viruses to user computers, although the files cannot be executed on Mahara itself. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity and high integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 17.04.0, < 17.04.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.10.0, < 17.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.04.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:18.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.