# CVE-2024-47853: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Attackers can escalate privileges when logging into Mahara via Learning Tools Interoperability, requiring LTI configuration.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 22 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5xmr-2pwp-9cfm

## What is CVE-2024-47853?

CVE-2024-47853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 26 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Mahara 23.04.8 and 24.04.4. Attackers may utilize escalation of privileges in certain cases when logging into Mahara with Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI).

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47853?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mahara Mahara.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47853?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-47853 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-47853 exists.

## 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-2024-47853 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mahara Mahara, published on 26 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-47853 exists.

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-2024-47853/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47853/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47853
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47853
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47853

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47853/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.