Access Control Bypass Affecting moodle/moodle package, versions <4.1.12>=4.2.0, <4.2.9>=4.3.0, <4.3.6>=4.4.0, <4.4.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-8350901
  • published7 Nov 2024
  • disclosed7 Nov 2024
  • creditPaul Holden

Introduced: 7 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-43438  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to version 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2 or higher.

Overview

moodle/moodle is a learning platform.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Control Bypass due to improper verification of message recipients in the non-respondents report feature. An attacker can send messages to arbitrary site users by exploiting this verification flaw.

CVSS Scores

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