CVE-2023-5545: Moodle: auto-populated h5p author name causes a potential information leak
First published: Thu Oct 12 2023(Updated: )
H5P metadata automatically populated the author with the user's username, which could be sensitive information.
Credit: patrick@puiterwijk.org patrick@puiterwijk.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| composer/moodle/moodle | <4.3.0-rc2 | 4.3.0-rc2 |
| Moodle Moodle | <3.9.24 | |
| Moodle Moodle | >=3.11.0<3.11.17 | |
| Moodle Moodle | >=4.0.0<4.0.11 | |
| Moodle Moodle | >=4.1.0<4.1.6 | |
| Moodle Moodle | >=4.2.0<4.2.3 | |
| Fedoraproject Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux | =7.0 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =38 | |
| redhat/moodle | <4.2.3 | 4.2.3 |
| redhat/moodle | <4.1.6 | 4.1.6 |
| redhat/moodle | <4.0.11 | 4.0.11 |
| redhat/moodle | <3.11.17 | 3.11.17 |
| redhat/moodle | <3.9.24 | 3.9.24 |
| <3.9.24 | ||
| >=3.11.0<3.11.17 | ||
| >=4.0.0<4.0.11 | ||
| >=4.1.0<4.1.6 | ||
| >=4.2.0<4.2.3 | ||
| =7.0 | ||
| =38 |
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Reference Links
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=451586
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2244908
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2244909
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243444
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-78820
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5545
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/100ac7c6467a7de2c05713a0a924984ff1593d53
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-26fg-v32r-h663 (Advisory)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-5545.
What is the severity level of CVE-2023-5545?
The severity level of CVE-2023-5545 is medium with a score of 5.3.
How does the vulnerability affect Moodle?
The vulnerability affects Moodle versions up to 4.2.3, 4.1.6, 4.0.11, 3.11.17, and 3.9.24.
What is the potential impact of this vulnerability?
The vulnerability can cause an information leak by automatically populating the H5P author name with the user's username.
How can I fix CVE-2023-5545?
To fix CVE-2023-5545, you need to update Moodle to version 4.2.3, 4.1.6, 4.0.11, 3.11.17, or 3.9.24.
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