Moodle: csrf risk in resetting all templates of a database activity
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The link to reset all templates of a database activity did not include the necessary token to prevent a CSRF risk.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00409 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle: 4.1.2moodle/moodle (Packagist): 4.1.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | moodle | 4.1.0 to before 4.1.2 | 4.1.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 4.1.0 to before 4.1.2 | 4.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-wxmq-v9gx-75pg |
- moodle Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.2 Fixed in 4.1.2 Patch available CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.2 Fixed in 4.1.2 Patch available GHSA-wxmq-v9gx-75pg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA moodle Fixed in 4.1.2
- Fix · GHSA-wxmq-v9gx-75pg moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28335
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxmq-v9gx-75pg
References
More Moodle vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-28335 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28335 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wxmq-v9gx-75pg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-28335 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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