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TI-2012-01993 Aliases CVE-2012-2239GHSA-86gr-hf8c-38jv

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.4 and 1.5.x before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to read…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01551 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0 to before 1.4.4; 1.5.0 to before 1.5.3VulnerableMahara
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 to before 1.4.4; 1.5.0 to before 1.5.3 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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2239
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86gr-hf8c-38jv

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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