RCE in Moodle
CVE-2023-5550
In a shared hosting environment that has been misconfigured to allow access to other users' content, a Moodle user who also has direct access to the web server outside of the Moodle webroot could utilise a local file include to achieve remote code execution.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.014 (69.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Moodle
- Fedoraproject Extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (Patch)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5550?
- CVE-2023-5550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5550?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5550 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.