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01 Record

CVE-2012-2239

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: debian
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 74.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2012-11-24 20:00Z13 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 19:26Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2012-04-16
Assigning CNA
debian
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8ee5bd7b6e4952ea6b61a39c364db974e3d9fd339da112e1403557a2fbf2f619

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
maharamaharaNot specified—

06 References