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GHSA-F5FR-J7R9-MMGP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-24 15:32 – Updated: 2026-04-24 15:32

Details

Mahara before 25.04.2 and 24.04.11 are vulnerable to displaying results that can trigger XSS via a malicious search query string. This occurs in the 'search site' feature when using the Elasticsearch7 search plugin. The Elasticsearch function does not properly sanitize input in the query parameter.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-61872"
  ],
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    "severity": null
  },
  "details": "Mahara before 25.04.2 and 24.04.11 are vulnerable to displaying results that can trigger XSS via a malicious search query string. This occurs in the \u0027search site\u0027 feature when using the Elasticsearch7 search plugin. The Elasticsearch function does not properly sanitize input in the query parameter.",
  "id": "GHSA-f5fr-j7r9-mmgp",
  "modified": "2026-04-24T15:32:32Z",
  "published": "2026-04-24T15:32:32Z",
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    },
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    },
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    }
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CVE-2025-61872 (GCVE-0-2025-61872)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-24 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-24 15:03

Summary

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

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	https://mahara.org
	https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9851

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              "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
              "integrityImpact": "LOW",
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              "scope": "CHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
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GHSA-F5FR-J7R9-MMGP

CVE-2025-61872 (GCVE-0-2025-61872)

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