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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-6156701
  • published15 Jan 2024
  • disclosed13 May 2022
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 May 2022

CVE-2012-3387  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

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.

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