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CVE-2025-61872: Mahara versions before 25.04.2 and 24.04.11 contain a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium · fixed in 25.04.2 : update affected systems when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 25.04.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, consider restricting or sanitizing user input to the search feature if feasible or disabling the Elasticsearch7 search plugin to mitigate risk.

Description

Mahara versions before 25.04.2 and 24.04.11 contain a vulnerability in the Elasticsearch7 search plugin where the 'search site' feature improperly sanitizes input in the query parameter. This flaw can lead to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks triggered by malicious search query strings. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating limited confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact.

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