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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2024-03-06 11:00

Modified

2026-09-08 08:34

Summary

Moodle: pix helper potential mustache code injection risk

Details

The Mustache pix helper contained a potential Mustache injection risk if combined with user input (note: This did not appear to be implemented/exploitable anywhere in the core Moodle LMS).

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "moodle",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/moodle"
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              "introduced": "3.9.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.9.20"
            },
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              "introduced": "3.11.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.11.13"
            },
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              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
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              "fixed": "4.0.7"
            },
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              "introduced": "4.1.0"
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            }
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          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-28333"
  ],
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      "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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    ],
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  },
  "details": "The Mustache pix helper contained a potential Mustache injection risk if combined with user input (note: This did not appear to be implemented/exploitable anywhere in the core Moodle LMS).",
  "id": "BIT-moodle-2023-28333",
  "modified": "2026-09-08T08:34:36.952Z",
  "published": "2024-03-06T11:00:15.007Z",
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    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=445065"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.5.0",
  "summary": "Moodle: pix helper potential mustache code injection risk"
}

CVE-2023-28333 (GCVE-0-2023-28333)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-23 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 12:38

Title

Moodle: pix helper potential mustache code injection risk

Summary

The Mustache pix helper contained a potential Mustache injection risk if combined with user input (note: This did not appear to be implemented/exploitable anywhere in the core Moodle LMS).

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-04-22 19:17 UTC

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

fedora CNA under the redhat root

CNA scorecard C 69/100 over 34 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2179422	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=445065

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
		Affected: 4.1.0 , < 4.1.2 (semver) Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.0.7 (semver) Affected: 3.11.0 , < 3.11.13 (semver) Affected: 0 , < 3.9.20 (semver)

Date Public

2023-03-20 04:00

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