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High · 8.2 CVE-2023-23923 BIT-moodle-2023-23923EUVD-2023-0605GHSA-32jc-9p58-p82x

Moodle: possible to set the preferred "start page" of other users

Published Feb 17, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024 · Assigned by fedora

Description

The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists due to insufficient limitations on the "start page" preference. A remote attacker can set that preference for another user. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— moodle 4.1.0 – < 4.1.1, 4.0.0 – < 4.0.6, 3.11.0 – < 3.11.12, < 3.9.19 4.1.1

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS moodle No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS moodle No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist moodle/moodle < 3.9.19 3.9.19 GHSA-32jc-9p58-p82x
Packagist moodle/moodle >= 3.10.0, < 3.11.12 3.11.12 GHSA-32jc-9p58-p82x
Packagist moodle/moodle >= 4.0.0-beta, < 4.0.6 4.0.6 GHSA-32jc-9p58-p82x
Packagist moodle/moodle >= 4.1.0-beta, < 4.1.1 4.1.1 GHSA-32jc-9p58-p82x

Advisories 1

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