CVE-2023-5548 Moodle: cache poisoning risk with endpoint revision numbers

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Attackers can poison caches via weak revision numbers on file endpoints, potentially serving stale or malicious content to users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-5548?

CVE-2023-5548 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, published on 9 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Stronger revision number limitations were required on file serving endpoints to improve cache poisoning protection.

Weakness: CWE-345, CWE-349

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5548?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 3 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
moodle/moodle PackagistAll versions4.3.0-rc2
moodle/moodle PackagistAll versions4.3.0-rc2
moodle BitnamiAll versions3.9.24, 3.11.17, 4.0.11, 4.1.6, 4.2.3

Products include Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5548?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to 4.3.0-rc2 or later.

Is CVE-2023-5548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-moodle-2023-5548, GHSA-cwh2-q44x-5w3c, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5548.

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