What is CVE-2024-47853?

CVE-2024-47853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-47853?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-47853 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Mahara

CVE-2024-47853

An issue was discovered in Mahara 23.04.8 and 24.04.4. Attackers may utilize escalation of privileges in certain cases when logging into Mahara with Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI).

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mahara
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-47853?: CVE-2024-47853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mahara, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-47853?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-47853 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.