CVE-2024-34002 moodle: authenticated LFI risk in some misconfigured shared hosting environments via modified mod_feedback backup
Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via local file inclusion in misconfigured shared hosting environments using modified feedback backups.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-34002?
CVE-2024-34002 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 31 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In a shared hosting environment that has been misconfigured to allow access to other users' content, a Moodle user with both access to restore feedback modules and direct access to the web server outside of the Moodle webroot could execute a local file include.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34002?
7 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 4.1.10 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 4.1.10 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0 | 4.3.4 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0 | 4.3.4 |
1 more packages
moodle Bitnami | All versions | 4.1.10, 4.2.7, 4.3.4 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2024-34002?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.10, 4.2.7 or 4.3.4.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-34002 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34002 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as BIT-moodle-2024-34002, GHSA-mm9p-xwfm-3fqf, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-34002.