Auth bypass in Moodle
CVE-2019-14883
A vulnerability was found in Moodle 3.6 before 3.6.7 and 3.7 before 3.7.3, where tokens used to fetch inline atachments in email notifications were not disabled when a user's account was no longer active. Note: to access files, a user would need to know the file path, and their token.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Moodle
- [Unknown] Moodle — versions 3.7.3, 3.6.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-14883?
- CVE-2019-14883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-14883?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-14883 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.