Code Injection in Moodle - CVE-2023-6661

 

Code Injection in Moodle - CVE-2023-6661

Published: December 21, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84629
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6661
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in logstore. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Moodle

How to mitigate CVE-2023-6661

Install updates from vendor's website.

Moodle - addressed in versions 3.9.25, 3.11.18, 4.0.12, 4.1.7, 4.2.4, 4.3.1

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