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Moodle 3.11.x < 3.11.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113586
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Synopsis
Moodle 3.11.x < 3.11.12 Multiple VulnerabilitiesDescription
The version of Moodle installed on the remote host is 3.9.x prior to 3.9.19, 3.11.x prior to 3.11.12, 4.0.x prior to 4.0.6 or 4.1.x prior to 4.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to the lack of sanitization of some returnurl parameters. (CVE-2023-23921)
- A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to the lack of sanitization in the blog search functionnality. (CVE-2023-23922)
- An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability allowing users to set the preferred start page of any other user. (CVE-2023-23923)
Note that the scanner has not attempted to exploit this issue but has instead relied only on application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.11.12 or later.See Also
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=443272#p1782021
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 113586
Type: remote
Family: Component Vulnerability
Published: 2/20/2023
Updated: 3/14/2023
Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23923
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23923
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-23921, CVE-2023-23922, CVE-2023-23923
OWASP: 2010-A2, 2010-A8, 2013-A3, 2013-A7, 2013-A9, 2017-A5, 2017-A7, 2017-A9, 2021-A1, 2021-A3, 2021-A6
WASC: Cross-Site Scripting, Insufficient Authorization
CAPEC: 19, 209, 441, 478, 479, 502, 503, 536, 546, 550, 551, 552, 556, 558, 562, 563, 564, 578, 588, 591, 592, 63, 85
DISA STIG: APSC-DV-000460, APSC-DV-002490, APSC-DV-002630
HIPAA: 164.306(a)(1), 164.306(a)(2), 164.312(a)(1), 164.312(a)(2)(i)
ISO: 27001-A.13.1.1, 27001-A.14.1.2, 27001-A.14.1.3, 27001-A.14.2.5, 27001-A.18.1.3, 27001-A.6.2.2, 27001-A.9.1.2, 27001-A.9.4.1, 27001-A.9.4.4, 27001-A.9.4.5
NIST: sp800_53-AC-3, sp800_53-CM-6b, sp800_53-SI-10
OWASP API: 2019-API7, 2023-API8
OWASP ASVS: 4.0.2-1.4.2, 4.0.2-14.2.1, 4.0.2-5.3.3