CVE-2011-2772

The get_dataroot_image_path function in lib/file.php in Mahara before 1.4.1 does not properly validate uploaded image files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a (1) large or (2) invalid image.

Published: 2011-11-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2772 is rated Moderate Risk (48.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.27%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2772

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-30 2.40% 2.27% -0.13%
2 2026-06-15 0.89% 2.40% +1.51%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2772

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2772

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2772

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-2772 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mahara), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): released 4, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2772

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2772

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mahara mahara <= 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mahara mahara 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:1.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2772

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