CVE-2022-35652 Moodle Open redirect risk in mobile auto-login feature

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit an open redirect in Moodle's mobile auto-login to phish users and steal sensitive information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-35652?

CVE-2022-35652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 25 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An open redirect issue was found in Moodle due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in mobile auto-login feature. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, it redirects the victims to arbitrary URL/domain. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35652?

7 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.113.11.8
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.113.11.8
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.93.9.15
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.93.9.15
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.04.0.2
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.04.0.2
1 more packages
moodle BitnamiFrom 3.9.03.9.15, 3.11.8, 4.0.2

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2022-35652?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 3.11.8, 3.9.15 or 4.0.2.

Is CVE-2022-35652 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35652 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-moodle-2022-35652, GHSA-243v-5pff-qqfj, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-35652.

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