Improper Authorization Affecting moodle/moodle package, versions <4.1.9>=4.2, <4.2.6>=4.4, <4.3.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-6254638
  • published20 Feb 2024
  • disclosed19 Feb 2024
  • creditBA7MAN

Introduced: 19 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-25983  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to version 4.1.9, 4.2.6, 4.3.3 or higher.

Overview

moodle/moodle is a learning platform.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization due to insufficient checks in the web service. An attacker can add comments to the comments block on another user's dashboard when it was not otherwise available, such as on their profile page.

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