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CVE-2024-38275
Moodle HTTP authorization header is preserved between "emulated redirects"
Impact
The cURL wrapper in Moodle retained the original request headers when following redirects, so HTTP authorization header information could be unintentionally sent in requests to redirect URLs.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | moodle/moodle | >= 4.4.0-beta, < 4.4.1 | 4.4.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | before 4.1.11 from 4.2.0 before 4.2.8 from 4.3.0 before 4.3.5 Version 4.4.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=459500
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2cj-86v4-7782
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38275
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/0df3c5837a592e6663c4d531ff6a1f776bc2f785
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/3e38c84315a7991ce5ef5f241f5e873b5ca24f01
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/836b2c23a210317d130017d77bb64e3b510869a9
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/f7988538b2208c55f2c40ce4f0815901dc88049b