High severity · published Nov 7, 2024
CVE-2024-43428
To address a cache poisoning risk in Moodle, additional validation for local storage was required
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
To address a cache poisoning risk in Moodle, additional validation for local storage was required.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Moodle · Moodle
before 4.1.12; 4.2.0 before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 before 4.3.6; 4.4.0 before 4.4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43428
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43428
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304256
Vendor Advisory
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461196
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