CVE-2020-15907

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-08-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

In Mahara 19.04 before 19.04.6, 19.10 before 19.10.4, and 20.04 before 20.04.1, certain places could execute file or folder names containing JavaScript.

Affected products

mahara: from 19.04 before 19.04.6; from 19.10 before 19.10.4; from 20.04 before 20.04.1 — fixed in 19.04.6, 19.10.4, 20.04.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: mahara 19.04.6, 19.10.4, 20.04.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1888163
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8668
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1888163
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8668

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