CVE-2012-2239

critical

Description

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.

References

https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4869

https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1047111

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-11-24

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical