Privilege escalation in Moodle

CVE-2017-7532

In Moodle 3.x, course creators are able to change system default settings for courses.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (26.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Moodle — versions 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7532?: CVE-2017-7532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-7532?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.