FKIE_CVE-2009-0487

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-02-09 20:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:05
Severity
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mahara before 1.0.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted forum post.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=198Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33813
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33619
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48518
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=198Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33813
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33619
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48518
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mahara mahara *
mahara mahara 0.9.0
mahara mahara 0.9.1
mahara mahara 0.9.2
mahara mahara 1.0.0
mahara mahara 1.0.1
mahara mahara 1.0.2
mahara mahara 1.0.3
mahara mahara 1.0.4
mahara mahara 1.0.5
mahara mahara 1.0.6
mahara mahara 1.0.7
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