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% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-8383242
  • published18 Nov 2024
  • disclosed18 Nov 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-48897  (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 RSS feed management functionality. An attacker can manipulate or delete RSS feeds they should not have access to by exploiting these inadequate controls.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1