What is CVE-2024-43435?

CVE-2024-43435 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-43435?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Moodle

CVE-2024-43435

A flaw was found in moodle. Insufficient capability checks make it possible for users with access to restore glossaries in courses to restore them into the global site glossary.

Published 2024-11-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Moodle

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, issue-tracking)
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43435?: CVE-2024-43435 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-43435?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.