CVE-2024-43432

Moodle: authorization headers preserved between "emulated redirects"

Published Nov 11, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in moodle. The cURL wrapper in Moodle strips HTTPAUTH and USERPWD headers during emulated redirects, but retains other original request headers, so HTTP authorization header information could be unintentionally sent in requests to redirect URLs.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3215 A flaw was found in moodle. The cURL wrapper in Moodle strips HTTPAUTH and USERPWD headers during emulated redirects, but retains other original request headers, so HTTP authorization header information could be unintentionally sent in requests to redirect URLs.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7wmp-2xmx-g6h8 Moodle authorization headers preserved between "emulated redirects"
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Moodle
Moodle moodle
Weaknesses CWE-319
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Moodle
Moodle moodle
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in moodle. The cURL wrapper in Moodle strips HTTPAUTH and USERPWD headers during emulated redirects, but retains other original request headers, so HTTP authorization header information could be unintentionally sent in requests to redirect URLs.
Title Moodle: authorization headers preserved between "emulated redirects"
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
fedora
Published
Updated
Nov 12, 2024, 3:14 PM
Reserved
Aug 13, 2024, 7:15 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 11, 2024, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:51 AM