What is CVE-2019-14830?

CVE-2019-14830 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-03-19.

How severe is CVE-2019-14830?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-14830 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Open Redirect in Moodle

CVE-2019-14830

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 3.7 to 3.7.1, 3.6 to 3.6.5, 3.5 to 3.5.7 and earlier unsupported versions, where the mobile launch endpoint contained an open redirect in some circumstances, which could result in a user's mobile access token being exposed. (Note: This does not affect sites with a forced URL scheme configured, mobile service disabled, or where the mobile app login method is "via the app").

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.033 (87.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Moodle
N/a Moodle — versions 3.7 to 3.7.1, 3.6 to 3.6.5, 3.5 to 3.5.7 and earlier unsupported versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14830?: CVE-2019-14830 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-14830?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14830 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.