Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-5549
Insufficient web service capability checks made it possible to move categories a user had permission to manage, to a parent category they did not have the capability to manage.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2023-5549
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5549
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 24 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5549
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
3.9
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1.4
|
NIST | |
3.3
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
1.8
|
1.4
|
Fedora Project |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-5549
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.Assigned by: patrick@puiterwijk.org (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-5549
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https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=451590
Moodle.org: MSA-23-0041: Insufficient capability checks when updating the parent of a course category | Moodle.orgPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243451
2243451 – (CVE-2023-5549, MSA-23-0041) CVE-2023-5549 moodle: Insufficient capability checks when updating the parent of a course categoryIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-66730
Official Moodle git projects - moodle.git/searchPatch
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