Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2024-43435

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2024-43435

Published: August 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96236
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43435
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 attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient capability checks. A remote user can create global glossary without being admin.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-43435

Install updates from vendor's website.

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