Moodle: tinymce loaders susceptible to arbitrary folder creation
Priority LOW 39CWE-73Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists because the application allows a user to control path of the older to create in TinyMCE loaders. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create arbitrary folders on the system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06828 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle: 4.1.3moodle/moodle (Packagist): 4.2.0-rc2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | moodle | 4.1.0 to before 4.1.3 | 4.1.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | before 4.2.0-rc2 | 4.2.0-rc2 | Patch available | GHSA-22gj-8qj2-fj46 |
- moodle Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.3 Fixed in 4.1.3 Patch available CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.2.0-rc2 Fixed in 4.2.0-rc2 Patch available GHSA-22gj-8qj2-fj46
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 to before 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 37 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 to before 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA moodle Fixed in 4.1.3
- Fix · GHSA-22gj-8qj2-fj46 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.2.0-rc2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30943
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-22gj-8qj2-fj46
References
Patch 3
Advisory 4
Other 8
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/59d42e1ed23f916dcb47d53c745bef18a116d800
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/54TM5H5PDUDYXOQ7X7PPYWP4AJDAE73I
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MZBWRVUJF7HI53XCJPJ3YJZPOV5HBRUY
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PBFSXRYLT4ICKJVQSRBAOUDMDRVSVBLS
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/54TM5H5PDUDYXOQ7X7PPYWP4AJDAE73I
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MZBWRVUJF7HI53XCJPJ3YJZPOV5HBRUY
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PBFSXRYLT4ICKJVQSRBAOUDMDRVSVBLS
Sources
- CVE-2023-30943 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-30943 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-22gj-8qj2-fj46 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-30943 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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