CVE-2024-25978 Msa-24-0001: denial of service risk in file picker unzip functionality
Attackers can cause denial of service in Moodle by exploiting insufficient file size checks in the file picker's unzip functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-25978?
CVE-2024-25978 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 19 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25978?
7 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 4.1.9 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 4.1.9 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.6 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.6 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0 | 4.3.3 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0 | 4.3.3 |
1 more packages
moodle Bitnami | All versions | 4.1.9, 4.2.6, 4.3.3 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2024-25978?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.9, 4.2.6 or 4.3.3.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-25978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as BIT-moodle-2024-25978, GHSA-487g-3m3v-hjhq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25978.