Information disclosure in Mahara
CVE-2023-47799
Mahara before 22.10.4 and 23.x before 23.04.4 allows information disclosure if the experimental HTML bulk export is used via the administration interface or via the CLI, and the resulting export files are given to the account holders. They may contain images of other account holders because the cache is not cleared after the files of one account are exported.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.mahara.org/catalyst-security/mahara-security/-/issues/2 (Broken Link)
- mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-47799?
- CVE-2023-47799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-47799?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-47799 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.