CVE-2023-5551 Moodle: forum summary report shows students from other groups when in separate groups mode
Attackers can view student data from other groups in forum reports when Separate Groups mode is enabled, violating privacy restrictions.
- 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-2023-5551?
CVE-2023-5551 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
Separate Groups mode restrictions were not honoured in the forum summary report, which would display users from other groups.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5551?
13 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 3.9.24 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 3.9.24 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.10.0 | 3.11.17 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.10.0 | 3.11.17 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.0.0 | 4.0.11 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.0.0 | 4.0.11 |
7 more packages
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.1.0 | 4.1.6 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.1.0 | 4.1.6 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.3 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.3 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0-beta | 4.3.0-rc2 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0-beta | 4.3.0-rc2 |
moodle Bitnami | All versions | 3.9.24, 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-2023-5551?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 3.9.24, 3.11.17, 4.0.11 or 4.1.6.
Is CVE-2023-5551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as BIT-moodle-2023-5551, GHSA-jr83-8x65-xcr5, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5551.