CVE-2024-43432 json
Moodle: authorization headers preserved between "emulated redirects"
published 2024-11-11 23 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-moodle-2024-43432 , EUVD-2024-3215 , GHSA-7wmp-2xmx-g6h8
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A flaw was found in moodle. The cURL wrapper in Moodle strips HTTPAUTH and USERPWD headers during emulated redirects, but retains other original request headers, so HTTP authorization header information could be unintentionally sent in requests to redirect URLs.
Patch / fix
- packagist moodle/moodle 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2
- bitnami moodle 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2
- moodle moodle 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2024-43432 updated cvss 5.3
moodle: Authorization headers preserved between "emulated redirects"
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | moodle/moodle | >=4.4.0, <4.4.2 >=4.3.0, <4.3.6 >=4.2.0, <4.2.9 <4.1.12 |
4.4.2 4.3.6 4.2.9 4.1.12 |
| bitnami | moodle | <4.1.12 >=4.2.0, <4.2.9 >=4.3.0, <4.3.6 >=4.4.0, <4.4.2 |
4.1.12 4.2.9 4.3.6 4.4.2 |
Affected products
- moodle moodle
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
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moodle.org
/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461200
web, vendor-advisory, advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=2304260
issue-tracking, web, permissions-required
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43432
advisory, web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle
package
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git.moodle.org
/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-82136
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-43432
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7wmp-2xmx-g6h8
- NVD CVE-2024-43432
- OSV BIT-moodle-2024-43432
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