Description
Mahara before 25.04.5 and 26.04.0 is vulnerable in the Text block/section functionality when a call is crafted in a certain way that allows it to recall the backed-up content from another Text section.
Published: 2026-08-17
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Title Unauthorized Recall of Backed-up Content in Mahara Text Block

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Title Unauthorized Recall of Backed-up Content in Mahara Text Block
Weaknesses CWE-200

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mahara
Mahara mahara
Vendors & Products Mahara
Mahara mahara

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Description Mahara before 25.04.5 and 26.04.0 is vulnerable in the Text block/section functionality when a call is crafted in a certain way that allows it to recall the backed-up content from another Text section.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T12:21:06.156Z

Reserved: 2026-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-42164

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T12:20:30.340Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T23:16:52.123

Modified: 2026-08-18T13:17:23.650

Link: CVE-2026-42164

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T18:30:16Z

Weaknesses