Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2019-3851
Published: March 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18021
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3851
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle
Moodle
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the application contains a link to site home within the the Boost theme's secure layout that can lead to students navigating out of the page.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3851
Install updates from vendor's website.