Open Redirect in Moodle

CVE-2019-14831

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 forum subscribe link contained an open redirect if forced subscription mode was enabled. If a forum's subscription mode was set to "forced subscription", the forum's subscribe link contained an open redirect.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th 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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14831?
CVE-2019-14831 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-2019-14831?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14831 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.