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Moodle Improper Access Control vulnerability

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 12, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 12, 2024

Package

composer moodle/moodle (Composer)

Affected versions

<= 4.2.0

Patched versions

None

Description

Inadequate access control in Moodle LMS. This vulnerability could allow a local user with a student role to create arbitrary events intended for users with higher roles. It could also allow the attacker to add events to the calendar of all users without their prior consent.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 12, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 12, 2024
Last updated Feb 12, 2024
Reviewed Feb 12, 2024

Severity

Moderate
6.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-1439

GHSA ID

GHSA-5p2x-8427-9fgp

Source code

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