Vulnerability · Published May 2, 2023 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2023-30943Moodle: tinymce loaders susceptible to arbitrary folder creation
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in moodle. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 6.8% (higher than 94% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)6.8%top 5.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC
Official description
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists because the application allows a user to control path of the older to create in TinyMCE loaders. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create arbitrary folders on the system.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 4.2.0-rc2 | GHSA-22gj-8qj2-fj46 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| moodle | 4.1.0 – before 4.1.3 |
Weakness: CWE-73 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N