TI-2012-01991 Aliases CVE-2012-2237 GHSA-w8q2-462v-r883

Cross-site scripting in Mahara

LOW 33CWE-79Published 2019-11-13 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.3 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) javascript innerHTML as used when generating login forms, (2) links or (3) resources URLs, and (4) the Display name in a user profile.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02867 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Mahara	Mahara	1.4.x before 1.4.3 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Mahara VendorMahara Affected 1.4.x before 1.4.3 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::	1.4.0 to before 1.4.3; 1.5.0 to before 1.5.2	Vulnerable	Mahara
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::*	6.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 to before 1.4.3; 1.5.0 to before 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2237
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8q2-462v-r883

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4748

Advisory 1

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2540

TI-2024-32112 An issue was discovered in Mahara 23.04.8 and 24.04.4. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-21886 Mahara 21.04 before 21.04.7, 21.10 before 21.10.5, 22.04 before 22.04.3, and 22.10 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-22209 Mahara 21.10 before 21.10.6, 22.04 before 22.04.4, and 22.10 before 22.10.1 deserializes… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-26290 Supported versions of Mahara 24.04 before 24.04.1 and 23.04 before 23.04.6 are vulnerable… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2021-17772 In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, the account associated with a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-14488 Mahara 15.04 before 15.04.8 and 15.10 before 15.10.4 and 16.04 before 16.04.2 are… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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