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Moodle: possible to set the preferred "start page" of other users
Type: advisorySources: OSV
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists due to insufficient limitations on the "start page" preference. A remote attacker can set that preference for another user. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2023-23923
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 01:41 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Moodle: possible to set the preferred "start page" of other users
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 17 Feb 2023, 00:00 UTC
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists due to insufficient limitations on the "start page" preference. A remote attacker can set that preference for another user. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
osv:CVE-2023-23923
Complete source record
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