What is CVE-2024-43438?

CVE-2024-43438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2024-43438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Moodle

CVE-2024-43438

A flaw was found in Feedback. Bulk messaging in the activity's non-respondents report did not verify message recipients belonging to the set of users returned by the report.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Moodle

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

patrick@puiterwijk.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
patrick@puiterwijk.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43438?: CVE-2024-43438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-43438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.