CVE-2022-44544
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CVE-2022-44544 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Mahara 21.04 before 21.04.7, 21.10 before 21.10.5, 22.04 before 22.04.3, and 22.10 before 22.10.0 potentially allow a PDF export to trigger a remote shell if the site is running on Ubuntu and the flag -dSAFER is not set with Ghostscript.. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mahara 21.04 before 21.04.7, 21.10 before 21.10.5, 22.04 before 22.04.3, and 22.10 before 22.10.0 potentially allow a PDF export to trigger a remote shell if the site is running on Ubuntu and the flag -dSAFER is not set with Ghostscript.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahara | Mahara | >= 21.04.0, < 21.04.7 | — |
| Mahara | Mahara | >= 21.10.0, < 21.10.5 | — |
| Mahara | Mahara | >= 22.04.0, < 22.04.3 | — |
| Mahara | Mahara | 22.10.0 | Rc1 |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1979575Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9198Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1979575Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9198Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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