Privilege Escalation Affecting moodle/moodle package, versions >=3.9.0, <3.9.1 >=3.8.0, <3.8.4 >=3.7.0, <3.7.7 <3.5.13


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (42nd percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-1048845
  • published 8 Dec 2020
  • disclosed 8 Dec 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to version 3.9.1, 3.8.4, 3.7.7, 3.5.13 or higher.

Overview

moodle/moodle is a learning platform.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. Users with "Log in as" capability in a course context (typically, course managers) may gain access to some site administration capabilities by "logging in as" a System manager.

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