Improper access control in Moodle - CVE-2016-3733

 

Improper access control in Moodle - CVE-2016-3733

Published: April 21, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39161
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-2016-3733
CWE-ID: CWE-284
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 manipulate data.

The "restore teacher" feature in Moodle 3.0 through 3.0.3, 2.9 through 2.9.5, 2.8 through 2.8.11, 2.7 through 2.7.13, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to overwrite the course idnumber.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-3733

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources