Mahara Multiple Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	54776
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-2237
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 02 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 07 2012 09:39PM
Credit:	Vendor and Emanuel Bronshtein.
Vulnerable:	Mahara Mahara 1.4.1 Mahara Mahara 1.4 Mahara Mahara 1.3.6 Mahara Mahara 1.3.5 Mahara Mahara 1.3.4 Mahara Mahara 1.3.3 Mahara Mahara 1.2.4 Mahara Mahara 1.2.3 Mahara Mahara 1.3.2 Mahara Mahara 1.3.1 Mahara Mahara 1.3.0 Mahara Mahara 1.2.7 Mahara Mahara 1.2.6 Mahara Mahara 1.2.5 Mahara Mahara 1.2.2 Mahara Mahara 1.2.1 Debian Linux 6.0 sparc Debian Linux 6.0 s/390 Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc Debian Linux 6.0 mips Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 6.0 arm Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Mahara Multiple Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

Mahara is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied text.

Successful exploits will allow attacker-supplied HTML and script code to run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.

Mahara versions prior to 1.5.2 and prior to 1.4.3 are vulnerable.

Mahara Multiple Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit these issues using a browser. To exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability, the attacker will entice an unsuspecting user to visit a specially crafted URL.

The following exploit is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/54776.txt

Mahara Multiple Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Mahara Multiple Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

References:

• Mahara Homepage (Mahara)