CVE-2023-23923: Moodle Improper Access Control vulnerability

high Affects moodle/moodle. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-02-17; advisory modified 2023-12-06.

Moodle Improper Access Control vulnerability

Package: moodle/moodle Composer
Affected versions: <3.9.19 or >=3.10.0 and <3.11.12 or >=4.0.0-beta and <4.0.6 or >=4.1.0-beta and <4.1.1
Fixed in: 3.9.19, 3.11.12, 4.0.6, 4.1.1
Severity: high CVSS 8.2
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.3th percentile)
Published: 2023-02-17
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-284

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