Moodle Remote Path Traversal in TinyMCE allows Arbitrary Folder Creation
CVE-2023-30943 Published on May 2, 2023
Moodle: tinymce loaders susceptible to arbitrary folder creation
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-30943 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public. 10 days later.
Weakness Type
External Control of File Name or Path
The software allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-30943
You can be notified by email with stack.watch whenever vulnerabilities like CVE-2023-30943 are published in these products:
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.