GSD-2012-2239

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
Details
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.
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CVE-2012-2239
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