Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Moodle (CVE-2023-5547)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in Moodle (CVE-2023-5547). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The course upload preview contained an XSS risk for users uploading unsafe data.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A weakness called CVE-2023-5547 was discovered in Moodle.
In plain terms, it is a flaw that lets attackers sneak nasty scripts into a webpage.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "Moodle CVE-2023-5547".
CVE-2023-5547 (Moodle). Severity: Info. Category: CWE-79.
Response plan:
- Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
- If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
- If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
- Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
A weakness (CVE-2023-5547) in Moodle. In plain words, it is a flaw that lets attackers sneak nasty scripts into a webpage.
Target versions of Moodle (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-79)
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- report bugzilla.redhat.com
- web git.moodle.org
- web git.moodle.org
- web moodle.org