Vulnerability · Published Mar 23, 2023 · Assigned by fedora

CVE-2023-28330Moodle: authenticated arbitrary file read through malformed backup file

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity improper input validation in moodle. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Insufficient sanitizing in backup resulted in an arbitrary file read risk. The capability to access this feature is only available to teachers, managers and admins by default.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Packagistmoodle/moodle4.1.2GHSA-56r9-72vx-q989
Packagistmoodle/moodle4.0.7GHSA-56r9-72vx-q989
Packagistmoodle/moodle3.11.13GHSA-56r9-72vx-q989
Packagistmoodle/moodle3.9.20GHSA-56r9-72vx-q989

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
moodle 4.1.0 – before 4.1.24.0.0 – before 4.0.73.11.0 – before 3.11.130 – before 3.9.20

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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