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CVE-2012-2244

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to...

6.0 MediumFix available

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the path to clamav. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2012-2243.

Exploit likelihood

1.73%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the path to clamav. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2012-2243.

Record
CVE-2012-2244
CVSS 2.0
6.0 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the path to clamav. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2012-2243.

Record
CVE-2012-2244
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2237 No score

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the path to clamav. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2012-2243.

Record
EUVD-2012-2237
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gwj-6v75-5r3m No score

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to...

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the path to clamav. NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2012-2243.

Record
GHSA-5gwj-6v75-5r3m
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mahara
Debian:6.0
before 1.2.6-2+squeeze6, plus listed versions
1.2.6-21.2.6-2+squeeze11.2.6-2+squeeze21.2.6-2+squeeze31.2.6-2+squeeze41.2.6-2+squeeze5
1.2.6-2+squeeze6

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-2244 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Mahara, published November 24, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.73%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in mahara 1.2.6-2+squeeze6.

References

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