CVE-2022-45133

Mahara 21.10 before 21.10.6, 22.04 before 22.04.4, and 22.10 before 22.10.1 allows unsafe font upload for skins. A particularly structured XML file could allow one to traverse the server to obtain access to secure files or cause code execution based on the payload.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1995819	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9353	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-08-22 21:15

Updated : 2025-09-05 17:07

NVD link : CVE-2022-45133

Mitre link : CVE-2022-45133

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-45133

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mahara

mahara

CWE

CWE-26

Path Traversal: '/dir/../filename'

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