Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated…
Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the path to clamav. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2012-2243.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01728 77th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 rc1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 rc2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 rc3 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 rc4 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 rc1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 rc2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 rc3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 rc4 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
| cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | Mahara |
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Mahara
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Mahara
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2244
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gwj-6v75-5r3m
References
More Mahara vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2012-2244 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2244 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5gwj-6v75-5r3m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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