System Mahara up to 22.10.5/23.04.5/24.04.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in System Mahara up to 22.10.5/23.04.5/24.04.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-35203. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in System Mahara up to 22.10.5/23.04.5/24.04.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mahara before 22.10.6, 23.04.6, and 24.04.1 allows cross-site scripting (XSS) via a file, with JavaScript code as part of its name, that is uploaded via the Mahara filebrowser system.

The advisory is shared at git.mahara.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-35203 since 05/12/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 22.10.6, 23.04.6 or 24.04.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.mahara.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mahara 22.10.6/23.04.6/24.04.1
Patch: git.mahara.org

Timelineinfo

05/12/2024 CVE reserved
08/26/2025 +471 days Advisory disclosed
08/26/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/27/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: git.mahara.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-35203 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-35203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321509

Entryinfo

Created: 08/26/2025 23:10
Updated: 08/27/2025 16:25
Changes: 08/26/2025 23:10 (56), 08/27/2025 16:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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