Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2011-2771 is a set of cross-site scripting flaws in Mahara before 1.4.1. An attacker could cause arbitrary script or HTML to run in a user’s browser through affected URI attributes or the External Feed component. Business risk depends on whether old Mahara instances are still exposed. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Mahara versions before 1.4.1 or older Debian-packaged Mahara builds. Internet-facing learning portfolio sites and instances that process external RSS feeds are the clearest concern from the available sources. Handle as a moderate legacy application risk. It is most urgent if Mahara is internet-facing, still below 1.4.1, or used by privileged staff and students. If Mahara is retired or upgraded, residual business urgency is low. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Mahara to 1.4.1 or later where applicable.; Apply Debian DSA-2334 updates for affected Debian-packaged Mahara deployments.; Check current Mahara and distribution vendor guidance for supported upgrade paths..
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- https://launchpad.net/mahara/+milestone/1.4.1CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/798136CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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