Improper Authentication Affecting moodle/moodle package, versions >=2.3, <2.3.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.37% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-6156701
  • published 15 Jan 2024
  • disclosed 13 May 2022
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to version 2.3.4 or higher.

Overview

moodle/moodle is a learning platform.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication due to improper server-side validation of file upload references. An attacker can bypass security restrictions and upload unauthorized files by using a client that skips the client-side check for alias permissions.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
5.4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

4.3 medium