CVE-2023-23923 (GCVE-0-2023-23923)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-17 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 10:42
VLAI
Title
Moodle: possible to set the preferred "start page" of other users
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-19 18:21 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Affected: 4.1.0 , < 4.1.1 (semver)
Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.0.6 (semver)
Affected: 3.11.0 , < 3.11.12 (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 3.9.19 (semver)
Date Public
2023-01-23 04:00
Credits
Upstream acknowledges Paul Holden as the original reporter.
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