In Mahara before 24.04.10 and 25 before 25.04.1, an institution administrator or…
Priority LOW 21CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
In Mahara before 24.04.10 and 25 before 25.04.1, an institution administrator or institution support administrator on a multi-tenanted site can masquerade as an institution member in an institution for which they are not an administrator, if they also have the 'Site staff' role.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00177 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59308
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g4q3-wpfp-jw92
Sources
- CVE-2025-59308 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-59308 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g4q3-wpfp-jw92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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