Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2019-10189

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2019-10189

Published: July 17, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU19214
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10189
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to change group permissions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of group membership rights. A remote authenticated teacher in an assignment group can modify group overrides for other groups in the same assignment


How to mitigate CVE-2019-10189

Install updates from vendor's website.

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