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CVE-2012-2237

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 13, 2019 at 06:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxMahara

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
6.0
Mahara· Mahara
95%
1.4 ≤ v < 1.4.31.4.0 ≤ v < 1.4.31.5.0 ≤ v < 1.5.2
Affected range stops below 1.4.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2540
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1009774
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1009777
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1009784
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4748

CVSS

6.1MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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