Moodle RSS Feed resource injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component RSS Feed Handler. This manipulation causes resource injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-48897. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle (unknown version). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component RSS Feed Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-99. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability was found in Moodle. Additional checks are required to ensure users can only edit or delete RSS feeds that they have permission to modify.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-48897 since 10/09/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261116 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-48897), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261116). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource injection
CWE: CWE-99
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 261116
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-48897

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/09/2024 🔍
10/15/2024 +6 days 🔍
10/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2025 +323 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-48897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-48897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280537

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2024 01:21
Updated: 09/04/2025 05:01
Changes: 10/16/2024 01:21 (49), 11/18/2024 13:39 (1), 09/04/2025 05:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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