Vulnerability · Published Nov 11, 2024 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2024-43437Moodle: xss risk when restoring malicious course backup file
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in moodle. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in moodle. Insufficient sanitizing of data when performing a restore could result in a cross-site scripting (XSS) risk from malicious backup files.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 4.4.2 | GHSA-4hjf-6pxr-549h |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 4.3.6 | GHSA-4hjf-6pxr-549h |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 4.2.9 | GHSA-4hjf-6pxr-549h |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 4.1.12 | GHSA-4hjf-6pxr-549h |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| moodle | 0 – before 4.1.124.2 – before 4.2.94.3 – before 4.3.64.4 – before 4.4.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- RHBZ#2304266 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461207