CVE-2022-44544 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 6 Nov 2022 Updated 2 May 2025

Attackers can execute remote shell commands via PDF export if Ghostscript lacks the -dSAFER flag on Ubuntu systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-44544?

CVE-2022-44544 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 6 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44544?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mahara Mahara.

How do I fix CVE-2022-44544?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-44544 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mahara Mahara vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-69v3-ccqq-ggg3.