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CVE-2025-59308
Mahara Impersonation Vulnerability
Description

In Mahara before 24.04.10 and 25 before 25.04.1, an institution administrator or institution support administrator on a multi-tenanted site can masquerade as an institution member in an institution for which they are not an administrator, if they also have the 'Site staff' role.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2026, 4:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 24, 2026, 4:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-59308 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

Solution
Update Mahara to the latest version to fix an authorization issue allowing unauthorized masquerading.
  • Update Mahara to version 24.04.10 or later.
  • Update Mahara to version 25.04.1 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-59308.

URL Resource
https://mahara.org
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9851
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In Mahara before 24.04.10 and 25 before 25.04.1, an institution administrator or institution support administrator on a multi-tenanted site can masquerade as an institution member in an institution for which they are not an administrator, if they also have the 'Site staff' role.
    Added Reference https://mahara.org
    Added Reference https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=9851
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.