Improper Authentication in Moodle - CVE-2019-14880

 

Improper Authentication in Moodle - CVE-2019-14880

Published: November 21, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22903
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14880
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error, related absence of email verification in OAuth 2 providers. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Affected software

Moodle

How to mitigate CVE-2019-14880

Install updates from vendor's website.

Moodle - addressed in versions 3.5.9, 3.6.7, 3.7.3

External References

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