CVE-2023-5551: Moodle: forum summary report shows students from other groups when in separate groups mode

Published Oct 12, 2023
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Updated

Separate Groups mode restrictions were not honored in the forum summary report, which would display users from other groups. This flaw affects versions 4.2 to 4.2.2, 4.1 to 4.1.5, 4.0 to 4.0.10, 3.11 to 3.11.16, 3.9 to 3.9.23 and earlier unsupported versions.

Other sources

Separate Groups mode restrictions were not honoured in the forum summary report, which would display users from other groups.

Affected Software

18 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

Event History

Nov 9, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:39 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:39 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
09:30 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2023-5551.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5551?

CVE-2023-5551 has a severity value of 3.3.

3

How does this vulnerability affect Moodle?

This vulnerability affects Moodle versions up to 3.9.24, 3.11.17, 4.0.11, 4.1.6, and 4.2.3.

4

How can I fix the CVE-2023-5551 vulnerability?

To fix the CVE-2023-5551 vulnerability, you should update Moodle to version 3.9.24, 3.11.17, 4.0.11, 4.1.6, or 4.2.3.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-5551?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-5551 at the following references: [Reference 1](http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-79310), [Reference 2](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243453), [Reference 3](https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=451592).

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