CVE-2023-5547: Moodle: xss risk when previewing data in course upload tool

Published Oct 12, 2023
·
Updated

The course upload preview contained an XSS risk for users uploading unsafe data.

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle<4.3.0-rc2
4.3.0-rc2
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
Moodle Moodle>=3.9.0<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
redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=37
Fedoraproject Fedora=38
Fedoraproject Fedora=39

Event History

Nov 9, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:35 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
09:30 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-5547.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5547?

The severity of CVE-2023-5547 is medium.

3

How does CVE-2023-5547 affect Moodle?

CVE-2023-5547 affects Moodle versions up to and including 4.2.3.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-5547?

To fix CVE-2023-5547, update Moodle to version 4.2.4 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-5547?

More information about CVE-2023-5547 can be found at the following references: [Link 1](http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-79455), [Link 2](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243447), [Link 3](https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=451588).

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