CVE-2023-30943
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.068 · 94 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists because the application allows a user to control path of the older to create in TinyMCE loaders. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create arbitrary folders on the system.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
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- RubyCat1337/CVE-2023-30943CVE-2023-30943 (Moodle XSS)PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (11)
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- fedoraproject extra packages for enterprise linux= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
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- GHSA-22gj-8qj2-fj46Moodle External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability2023-05-02ghsa · osvUS
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists because the application allows a user to control path of the older to create in TinyMCE loaders. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create arbitrary folders on the system.
- BIT-moodle-2023-30943Moodle: tinymce loaders susceptible to arbitrary folder creation2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists because the application allows a user to control path of the older to create in TinyMCE loaders. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create arbitrary folders on the system.
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-77718cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2188605cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-30943/cnnvd
- https://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-77718Patchcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/54TM5H5PDUDYXOQ7X7PPYWP4AJDAE73I/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MZBWRVUJF7HI53XCJPJ3YJZPOV5HBRUY/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PBFSXRYLT4ICKJVQSRBAOUDMDRVSVBLS/cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=446285cnnvd
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