In a shared hosting environment that has been misconfigured to allow access to other users' content, a Moodle user who also has direct access to the web server outside of the Moodle webroot could utilise a local file include to achieve remote code execution.
CVE-2023-5550 - Critical Severity Vulnerability
Moodle - the world's open source learning platform
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **moodle/moodle-v2.6.2** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 27e1f740a162e55490d9ca929f243afbaa92476c
Found in base branch: master
In a shared hosting environment that has been misconfigured to allow access to other users' content, a Moodle user who also has direct access to the web server outside of the Moodle webroot could utilise a local file include to achieve remote code execution.
Publish Date: 2023-11-09
URL: CVE-2023-5550
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=451591
Release Date: 2023-11-09
Fix Resolution: v3.9.24,v3.11.17,v4.0.11,v4.1.6,v4.2.3
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