Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-6037
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.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6037
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.19%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 56 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-6037
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-6037
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-6037
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http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2591-1 mahara
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https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4937
Security Announcements - Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities - Mahara ePortfolio SystemPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1063480
Bug #1063480 “Reflected XSS in user/group bulk CSV upload” : Bugs : Mahara
Products affected by CVE-2012-6037
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*