Authorization Bypass Affecting moodle/moodle package, versions <4.1.9>=4.2, <4.2.6>=4.3, <4.3.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-6254647
  • published20 Feb 2024
  • disclosed19 Feb 2024
  • creditLeon Stringer

Introduced: 19 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-25981  (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 Authorization Bypass due to improper handling of Separate Groups mode restrictions during a forum export process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to forum data for all groups by exploiting this issue.

Note:

This is only exploitable if the attacker has the permissions of a non-editing teacher.

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