CVE-2023-23921
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CVE-2023-23921 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in some returnurl parameters. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in some returnurl parameters. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website. This flaw allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.19 |
| Moodle | Moodle | >= 3.11.0, < 3.11.12 |
| Moodle | Moodle | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.6 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 4.1.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2162526Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=443272#p1782021Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2162526Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=443272#p1782021Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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