Mahara before 25.04.2 and 24.04.11 are vulnerable to displaying results that can trigger XSS via a malicious search query string.

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Timeline

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1. Apr 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-61872

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 t

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · mahara.org
• Reference · mahara.org