Mahara XML External Entity CVE-2012-2239 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:56717

Info

Mahara XML External Entity CVE-2012-2239 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 56717
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-2239
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 07 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 28 2012 08:30AM
Credit: Mike Haworth
Vulnerable: Mahara Mahara 1.4.1
Mahara Mahara 1.4
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:

Discussion

Mahara XML External Entity CVE-2012-2239 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Mahara is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information or create TCP connections through an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack; this may lead to further attacks.

Mahara 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.4 and 1.5.x versions prior to 1.5.3 are affected.

Exploit / POC

Mahara XML External Entity CVE-2012-2239 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

Mahara XML External Entity CVE-2012-2239 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

References

Mahara XML External Entity CVE-2012-2239 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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