CVE-2012-2239

9.1
CRITICALCVSS v3.1 Base Score
1.55%
LOW RiskEPSS (74th percentile)

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.4 and 1.5.x before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack, as demonstrated by reading config.php.

Published: 11/24/2012
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

9.1CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2 Score

6.4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

1.55%LOW Exploitation Risk
74th percentile

This vulnerability has a 1.55% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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