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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
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
- git.moodle.org/gw (Patch)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php (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.