CVE-2023-5550: Moodle Code Injection vulnerability

Published Oct 12, 2023
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

24 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle<3.9.24
3.9.24
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.10.0<3.11.17
3.11.17
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.0.0<4.0.11
4.0.11
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.1.0<4.1.6
4.1.6
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.2.0<4.2.3
4.2.3
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.3.0-beta<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<3.9.24
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
composer/moodle/moodle<3.9.24
3.9.24
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.10.0, <3.11.17
3.11.17
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.0.0, <4.0.11
4.0.11
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.1.0, <4.1.6
4.1.6
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.2.0, <4.2.3
4.2.3
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.3.0-beta, <4.3.0-rc2
4.3.0-rc2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/moodle/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.9.24
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/moodle/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.11.17
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/moodle/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.0.11
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/moodle/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.1.6
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/moodle/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.2.3
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/moodle/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.3.0-rc2
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.2.3
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.1.6
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.0.11
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.11.17
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.9.24

Event History

Nov 9, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:38 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:38 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
09:30 PM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·09:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Packagist·09:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-5550?

CVE-2023-5550 is a vulnerability that allows remote code execution in misconfigured shared hosting environments.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5550?

CVE-2023-5550 has a severity rating of 9.8 (critical).

3

How can CVE-2023-5550 be exploited?

CVE-2023-5550 can be exploited through a local file include vulnerability in a misconfigured shared hosting environment.

4

Which versions of Moodle are affected by CVE-2023-5550?

Versions up to and including Moodle 4.2.3 are affected by CVE-2023-5550.

5

How can I fix CVE-2023-5550?

To fix CVE-2023-5550, update Moodle to version 4.2.4 or later.

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