vulnerability
Moodle: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CVE-2023-5545)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 9, 2023 | Nov 20, 2023 | May 7, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 9, 2023
Added
Nov 20, 2023
Modified
May 7, 2026
Description
H5P metadata automatically populated the author with the user's username, which could be sensitive information.
Solution
moodle-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2023-5545
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-5545
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-78820
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243444
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=451586
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-2842
- CWE-200
- CWE-668
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-2842
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