CVE-2024-43432 Moodle: authorization headers preserved between "emulated redirects"
Attackers can intercept HTTP authorization headers leaked to redirect URLs due to improper header stripping in Moodle's cURL wrapper.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-43432?
CVE-2024-43432 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 11 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in moodle. The cURL wrapper in Moodle strips HTTPAUTH and USERPWD headers during emulated redirects, but retains other original request headers, so HTTP authorization header information could be unintentionally sent in requests to redirect URLs.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43432?
9 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 | 4.1.12 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 4.1.12 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.9 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.9 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0 | 4.3.6 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0 | 4.3.6 |
3 more packages
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.4.0 | 4.4.2 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.4.0 | 4.4.2 |
moodle Bitnami | All versions | 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43432?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6 or 4.4.2.
Is CVE-2024-43432 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43432 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-2024-43432, GHSA-7wmp-2xmx-g6h8, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43432.