CVE-2012-2239
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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affected products (4)
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references (8)
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- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111cnnvd
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591enisa_euvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111enisa_euvd
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591Mailing Listnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111Issue TrackingPatchnvd
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869Vendor Advisorynvd
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