CVE-2023-30943: Moodle: tinymce loaders susceptible to arbitrary folder creation

Published Apr 21, 2023
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Updated

Insufficient sanitizing of loaders used by TinyMCE resulted in an arbitrary folder creation risk.

Versions affected: 4.1 to 4.1.2 Versions fixed: 4.1.3

Other sources

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 Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/moodle<4.1.3
4.1.3
composer/moodle/moodle<4.2.0-rc2
4.2.0-rc2
Moodle moodle>=4.1.0<4.1.3
Fedoraproject Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux=7.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
Fedoraproject Fedora=37
Fedoraproject Fedora=38

Event History

May 2, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
08:15 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
09:31 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Moodle vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Moodle vulnerability is CVE-2023-30943.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-30943?

The severity of CVE-2023-30943 is medium with a severity value of 5.3.

3

How does CVE-2023-30943 affect Moodle?

CVE-2023-30943 affects Moodle by allowing a user to control the path of file creation in TinyMCE loaders.

4

How can a remote user exploit CVE-2023-30943?

A remote user can exploit CVE-2023-30943 by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to create arbitrary folders on the system.

5

What is the recommended remedy for CVE-2023-30943?

The recommended remedy for CVE-2023-30943 is to update to Moodle version 4.1.3.

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