CVE-2024-47876: Sakai: Kernel users created with type roleview can login as a normal user

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-285

Description

Sakai is a Collaboration and Learning Environment. Starting in version 23.0 and prior to version 23.2, kernel users created with type roleview can log in as a normal user. This can result in illegal access being granted to the system. Version 23.3 fixes this vulnerability.

Affected products

sakaiproject sakai: from 23.0 before 23.2 — fixed in 23.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: sakaiproject sakai 23.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/sakaiproject/sakai/commit/a9aadd9347cfb204515e89ac0163e1be9e56cc41
https://github.com/sakaiproject/sakai/security/advisories/GHSA-cx95-q6gx-w4qp
https://sakaiproject.atlassian.net/browse/SAK-50571

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