Is CVE-2012-2351 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2351 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2351?

CVE-2012-2351 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2351

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

The default configuration of the auth/saml plugin in Mahara before 1.4.2 sets the "Match username attribute to Remote username" option to false, which allows remote SAML IdP servers to spoof users of other SAML IdP servers by using the same internal username.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-16
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2344)
Published: July 12, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2344 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

http://gitorious.org/mahara/mahara/commit/f07be6020e70fa8f53cd77fdcd63e7fd7ff8aaea(Issue Tracking, Patch)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2467(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/11/9(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/12/4(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/932909(Issue Tracking)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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