Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-5542

Students in "Only see own membership" groups could see other students in the group, which should be hidden.

Published Nov 9, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Students in "Only see

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-5542. EPSS is 0.48%. Act only if a listed version of Students in "Only see is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Students in "Only see).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.48%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe fedoraproject/extra packages for enterprise linux · cpe fedoraproject/fedora · cpe moodle/moodle

Students in "Only see own membership" groups could see other students in the group, which should be hidden.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe fedoraproject/extra packages for enterprise linux7.0
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora38
  • cpe moodle/moodle4.2.2

How to fix CVE-2023-5542

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-5542. EPSS is 0.48%. Act only if a listed version of Students in "Only see is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with fedoraproject/extra packages for enterprise linux 7.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-284: Improper Access Control; CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. EPSS 0.48%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 9, 2023 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    Students in "Only see own membership" groups could see other students in the group, which should be hidden.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    Students in "Only see own membership" groups could see other students in the group, which should be hidden.

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 5, 2026
  • Monitored products — highNov 4, 2026