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CVE-2023-28333 — Vulnerability in moodle/moodle — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Moodle's Mustache pix helper contained a potential Mustache injection risk if combined with user input

Published March 23, 2023Updated April 19, 2024Source: osv

Summary

The Mustache pix helper contained a potential Mustache injection risk if combined with user input (note: This did not appear to be implemented/exploitable anywhere in the core Moodle LMS).

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 23, 2023 (1299 days ago).
  • Last revised April 19, 2024 — 393 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 4.1.2 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^4.1.2"
Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 3.11.13 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^3.11.13"
Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 3.9.20 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^3.9.20"
Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 4.0.7 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^4.0.7"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: packagist (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
moodle/moodle
packagist
v4.1.0, v4.1.14.1.2
moodle/moodle
packagist
v3.11.0, v3.11.1, v3.11.10, v3.11.11 (+9 more)3.11.13
moodle/moodle
packagist
v2.3.10, v2.3.11, v2.3.4, v2.3.5 (+263 more)3.9.20
moodle/moodle
packagist
v4.0.0, v4.0.1, v4.0.2, v4.0.3 (+3 more)4.0.7

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-28333?
Moodle's Mustache pix helper contained a potential Mustache injection risk if combined with user input This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-28333?
CVE-2023-28333 affects moodle/moodle. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-28333 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-q2x3-2f9g-h559
BIT-moodle-2023-28333

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