# CVE-2012-2244: Command injection in n/a

> Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary programs by modifying the ClamAV path, leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Nov 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5gwj-6v75-5r3m

## What is CVE-2012-2244?

CVE-2012-2244 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 24 Nov 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the path to clamav.  NOTE: this can be exploited without authentication by leveraging CVE-2012-2243.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2244?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mahara Mahara.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2244?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-2244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-45134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45134/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44544/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40849/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000152/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000153/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2244 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 24 Nov 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mahara Mahara. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2244

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2244/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.