CVE-2012-6037: XSS
First published: Sat Nov 24 2012(Updated: )
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and other versions including 1.2, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a CSV header with "unknown fields," which are not properly handled in error messages in the (1) bulk user, (2) group, and (3) group member upload capabilities. NOTE: this issue was originally part of CVE-2012-2243, but that ID was SPLIT due to different issues by different researchers.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mahara | =1.4-rc1 | |
| Mahara | =1.4-rc2 | |
| Mahara | =1.4-rc3 | |
| Mahara | =1.4-rc4 | |
| Mahara | =1.4.0 | |
| Mahara | =1.4.1 | |
| Mahara | =1.4.2 | |
| Mahara | =1.4.3 | |
| Mahara | =1.4.4 | |
| Mahara | =1.5-rc1 | |
| Mahara | =1.5-rc2 | |
| Mahara | =1.5.0 | |
| Mahara | =1.5.1 | |
| Mahara | =1.5.2 | |
| Mahara | =1.5.3 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2012-6037?
CVE-2012-6037 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for cross-site scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6037?
To fix CVE-2012-6037, upgrade Mahara to version 1.4.5 or 1.5.4 or later.
What versions of Mahara are affected by CVE-2012-6037?
CVE-2012-6037 affects Mahara versions 1.4.x before 1.4.5, 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and earlier versions including 1.2.
What type of attack does CVE-2012-6037 enable?
CVE-2012-6037 enables remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
What components of Mahara does CVE-2012-6037 impact?
CVE-2012-6037 impacts the handling of CSV headers with unknown fields in error messages within Mahara.
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/remedy
- agent/severity
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/weakness
- vendor/mahara
- canonical/mahara
- version/mahara/1.4-rc1
- version/mahara/1.4-rc2
- version/mahara/1.4-rc3
- version/mahara/1.4-rc4
- version/mahara/1.4.0
- version/mahara/1.4.1
- version/mahara/1.4.2
- version/mahara/1.4.3
- version/mahara/1.4.4
- version/mahara/1.5-rc1
- version/mahara/1.5-rc2
- version/mahara/1.5.0
- version/mahara/1.5.1
- version/mahara/1.5.2
- version/mahara/1.5.3