CVE-2023-5549

Moodle: insufficient capability checks when updating the parent of a course category

Published Nov 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2959 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fm5h-58g2-4m3f Moodle Improper Access Control vulnerability
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
fedora
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 AM
Reserved
Oct 12, 2023, 12:45 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 9, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM