Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading an XML file with the xhtml extension, which is rendered inline as script
Published Nov 24, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.85%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading an XML file with the xhtml extension, which is rendered inline as script. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2012-2244 to execute arbitrary code without authentication, as demonstrated by modifying the clamav path.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.85% (0.02854) | 86.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.85% (0.02854) | 84.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.63% (0.00630) | 68.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00980) | 84.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00980) | 83.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00980) | 81.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.31% (0.06309) | 90.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.31% (0.06309) | 90.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.31% (0.06309) | 77.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1055232 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4937 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1055232 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4937 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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