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

EPSS: 0.003 (55.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Moodle — versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2
N/a Moodle 2.x And 3.x — versions Moodle 2.x and 3.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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.