Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mahara 1.0 before 1.0.10 and 1.1 before 1.1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) profile and (2) blog, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0487.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | mahara | 1.0.4-4+lenny1 | DSA-1736-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1736-1 mahara - cross-site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=350
- 34231 third-party-advisory
- 34064 vdb-entry
- 34222 third-party-advisory
- http://wiki.mahara.org/Release_Notes/1.1.2
- ADV-2009-0665 vdb-entry
- DSA-1736 vendor-advisory
- mahara-userprofile-xss(49168) vdb-entry