CVE-2022-44544

Description

Mahara 21.04 before 21.04.7, 21.10 before 21.10.5, 22.04 before 22.04.3, and 22.10 before 22.10.0 potentially allow a PDF export to trigger a remote shell if the site is running on Ubuntu and the flag -dSAFER is not set with Ghostscript.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory launchpad.net Vendor Advisory mahara.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1979575 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9198 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-44544?
CVE-2022-44544 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-44544?
To fix CVE-2022-44544, 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-2022-44544 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-44544 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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