CVE-2012-2351

The default configuration of the auth/saml plugin in Mahara before 1.4.2 sets the "Match username...

5.0 MediumFix available

The default configuration of the auth/saml plugin in Mahara before 1.4.2 sets the "Match username attribute to Remote username" option to false, which allows remote SAML IdP servers to spoof users of other SAML IdP servers by using the same internal username.

Exploit likelihood

2.07%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2012-2351
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-16, CWE-284, CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-2351
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-2344 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-2344
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-89p4-jjm9-97vr No score

The default configuration of the auth/saml plugin in Mahara before 1.4.2 sets the "Match username...

Record: GHSA-89p4-jjm9-97vr
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mahara` Debian:6.0	before 1.2.6-2+squeeze4, plus listed versions 1.2.6-21.2.6-2+squeeze11.2.6-2+squeeze21.2.6-2+squeeze3	1.2.6-2+squeeze4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2012-2351 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mahara, published May 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.07%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in mahara 1.2.6-2+squeeze4.