Moodle Start Page Preference access control

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A vulnerability was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Start Page Preference. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists due to insufficient limitations on the "start page" preference. A remote attacker can set that preference for another user. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The weakness was presented 02/18/2023. The advisory is available at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-23923 since 01/19/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/18/2023). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org.

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License

  • open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Patch: git.moodle.org

Timelineinfo

01/19/2023 CVE reserved
02/18/2023 +30 days Advisory disclosed
02/18/2023 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/18/2023 +28 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: git.moodle.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23923 (🔒)

Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2023 07:57 AM
Updated: 03/18/2023 03:53 PM
Changes: 02/18/2023 07:57 AM (39), 03/18/2023 03:53 PM (11)
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