XSS in N/a
CVE-2025-61872
Mahara before 25.04.2 and 24.04.11 are vulnerable to displaying results that can trigger XSS via a malicious search query string. This occurs in the 'search site' feature when using the Elasticsearch7 search plugin. The Elasticsearch function does not properly sanitize input in the query parameter.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-61872?
- CVE-2025-61872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2025-61872?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.