# CVE-2023-47799: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can view other users' images in bulk exports due to cache issues, requiring the experimental HTML export feature to be enabled.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 25 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3m9j-mhpf-84wj

## What is CVE-2023-47799?

CVE-2023-47799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 25 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Mahara before 22.10.4 and 23.x before 23.04.4 allows information disclosure if the experimental HTML bulk export is used via the administration interface or via the CLI, and the resulting export files are given to the account holders. They may contain images of other account holders because the cache is not cleared after the files of one account are exported.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47799?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mahara Mahara.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mahara Mahara

- [CVE-2022-45134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45134/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44544/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40849/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000152/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000153/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47799 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 25 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mahara Mahara. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47799/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47799/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47799
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47799
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47799

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47799/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.