Authorization Bypass Affecting moodle/moodle package, versions >=2.7.0, <2.7.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-6189679
  • published25 Jan 2024
  • disclosed13 May 2022
  • creditDamyon Wiese

Introduced: 13 May 2022

CVE-2014-7831  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to version 2.7.3 or higher.

Overview

moodle/moodle is a learning platform.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass due to improper access control checks in the grades_external.php file. An attacker can obtain sensitive information by leveraging the student role to access the get_grades web service without the required moodle/grade:viewhidden capability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1