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title: "CVE-2011-2771\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-2771

Publication date 15 November 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mahara before 1.4.1
allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors
related to (1) URI attributes and (2) the External Feed component, as
demonstrated by the guid element in an RSS feed.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mahara | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 1.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 1.2.7-1ubuntu0.2 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 1.2.5-2ubuntu0.3 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.2.4-1ubuntu0.4 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2771?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| mahara | * Vendor:   <http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2334> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2771)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2771)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-2771)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2771)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2771>