CVE-2018-11196

Description

Mahara 17.04 before 17.04.8 and 17.10 before 17.10.5 and 18.04 before 18.04.1 can be used as medium to transmit viruses by placing infected files into a Leap2A archive and uploading that to Mahara. In contrast to other ZIP files that are uploaded, ClamAV (when activated) does not check Leap2A archives for viruses, allowing malicious files to be available for download. While files cannot be executed on Mahara itself, Mahara can be used to transfer such files to user computers.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory launchpad.net Vendor Advisory mahara.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8270 vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1770535 issue tracking patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11196?
CVE-2018-11196 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11196?
To fix CVE-2018-11196, 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-2018-11196 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-11196 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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