# CVE-2012-2253: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in group/members.php in Mahara 1.5.x before 1.5.7 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-11-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in group/members.php in Mahara 1.5.x before 1.5.7 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter.

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2591
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1079498
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=5076
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51404

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