Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU38686

Improper Privilege Management in Moodle - CVE-2017-7532

Published: July 17, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38686

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7532

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

In Moodle 3.x, course creators are able to change system default settings for courses.

Moodle
Fedora
moodle

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moodle - addressed in versions 3.1.7-1.el7, 3.1.7-1.fc24, 3.1.7-1.fc25, 3.2.4-1.fc26