Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2019-14828
Published: September 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21132
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14828
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 escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to software assigns teacher privileges by default to users that create courses. A remote authenticated user can gain unauthorized access to courses.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14828
Install updates from vendor's website.