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CVE-2024-28593

MEDIUM

5.4

Description

The Chat activity in Moodle 4.3.3 allows students to insert a potentially unwanted HTML A element or IMG element, or HTML content that leads to a performance degradation. NOTE: the vendor's Using_Chat page says "If you know some HTML code, you can use it in your text to do things like insert images, play sounds or create different coloured and sized text." This page also says "Chat is due to be removed from standard Moodle."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.4

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published3/22/2024

Last Modified5/1/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

moodle:moodle

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

https://docs.moodle.org/403/en/Using_Chat(cve@mitre.org)

https://gist.githubusercontent.com/minendie/4f23174687bc4d8eb7f727d9959b5399/raw/9ce573cebcce5521d9d6f826ab68f3780036b874/CVE-2024-28593.txt(cve@mitre.org)

https://medium.com/%40lamscun/how-do-i-change-htmli-from-low-to-critical-your-email-box-is-safe-e7171efd88fe(cve@mitre.org)

https://docs.moodle.org/403/en/Using_Chat(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://gist.githubusercontent.com/minendie/4f23174687bc4d8eb7f727d9959b5399/raw/9ce573cebcce5521d9d6f826ab68f3780036b874/CVE-2024-28593.txt(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://medium.com/%40lamscun/how-do-i-change-htmli-from-low-to-critical-your-email-box-is-safe-e7171efd88fe(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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