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5.4

Mahara allows attackers to inject malicious code into web pages

CVE-2022-29584 · published 4 years ago
Summary

A security weakness in Mahara allows an attacker to inject malicious code into web pages viewed by other users. This could lead to unauthorized actions being performed on a user's account. Mahara users should update to the latest version to fix this issue.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
mahara mahara < 20.10.5
>= 21.04.0, < 21.04.4
>= 21.10.0, < 21.10.2
22.04.0
cpe:2.3:a:mahara:mahara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Mahara before 20.10.5, 21.04.4, 21.10.2, and 22.04.0 allows stored XSS when a particular Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) class for embedly is used, and JavaScript code is constructed to perform an act...
Mahara before 20.10.5, 21.04.4, 21.10.2, and 22.04.0 allows stored XSS when a particular Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) class for embedly is used, and JavaScript code is constructed to perform an action.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
5.4 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published28 Apr 2022
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen2 Apr 2026
Sources
CVE-2022-29584 · OSV
CVE-2022-29584 · NVD
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