Improper Authorization Affecting moodle/moodle package, versions <4.5.0-rc2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-8383241
  • published18 Nov 2024
  • disclosed18 Nov 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-48901  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to version 4.5.0-rc2 or higher.

Overview

moodle/moodle is a learning platform.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization due to insufficient permission checks in the can_view function when accessing report schedules. An attacker can view and potentially manipulate report schedules without proper authorization by exploiting these inadequate checks.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1