Privilege escalation in Moodle

CVE-2017-7489

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, remote authenticated users can take ownership of arbitrary blogs by editing an external blog link.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-7489: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Moodle — versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2
  • Moodle 2.x And 3.x — versions Moodle 2.x and 3.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7489?
CVE-2017-7489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2017-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-7489?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.