Improper access control in Moodle - CVE-2024-48897

 

Improper access control in Moodle - CVE-2024-48897

Published: October 15, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98532
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-48897
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to the IDOR issue in edit/delete RSS feed. A remote user can edit or delete RSS feeds without permission to modify.


Affected software

Moodle

How to mitigate CVE-2024-48897

Install updates from vendor's website.

Moodle - addressed in versions 4.1.14, 4.2.11, 4.3.8, 4.4.4

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