Open Redirect in Moodle

CVE-2019-3850

A vulnerability was found in moodle before versions 3.6.3, 3.5.5, 3.4.8 and 3.1.17. Links within assignment submission comments would open directly (in the same window). Although links themselves may be valid, opening within the same window and without the no-referrer header policy made them more susceptible to exploits.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.008 (53.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3850?
CVE-2019-3850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-3850?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-3850 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.