CVE-2012-6037

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mahara.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=4937 patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591 vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1063480

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6037?
CVE-2012-6037 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6037?
To fix CVE-2012-6037, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-6037 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-6037 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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