CVE-2024-39923
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CVE-2024-39923 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Mahara 24.04 before 24.04.2 and 23.04 before 23.04.7. The About, Contact, and Help footer links can be set up to be vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) due to not sanitising the values. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Mahara 24.04 before 24.04.2 and 23.04 before 23.04.7. The About, Contact, and Help footer links can be set up to be vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) due to not sanitising the values. These links can only be set up by an admin but are clickable by any logged-in person.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mahara | Mahara | >= 23.04.0, < 23.04.7 |
| Mahara | Mahara | >= 24.04.0, <= 24.04.2 |
References
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9546Vendor Advisory
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/view.php?id=43Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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