vulnerability
Moodle: Improper Control of Generation of Code (CVE-2023-5540)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 9, 2023 | Nov 20, 2023 | May 7, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 9, 2023
Added
Nov 20, 2023
Modified
May 7, 2026
Description
A remote code execution risk was identified in the IMSCP activity. By default this was only available to teachers and managers.
Solution
moodle-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2023-5540
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-5540
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-79409
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243432
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=451581
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-3049
- CWE-94
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-3049
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