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GHSA-f5r8-7h4f-jr9x Moodle incorrect access control

HIGH Published 2022-05-24 Modified 2023-08-23 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2020-25629
Ecosystem
Packagist
Packages
moodle/moodle
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-284, CWE-862
Reviewed
2023-07-13

Affected packages

• Packagist moodle/moodle: >= 3.9, < 3.9.2 → fixed in 3.9.2 • Packagist moodle/moodle: >= 3.8, < 3.8.5 → fixed in 3.8.5 • Packagist moodle/moodle: >= 3.7, < 3.7.8 → fixed in 3.7.8 • Packagist moodle/moodle: >= 3.5, < 3.5.14 → fixed in 3.5.14

Description

A vulnerability was found in Moodle where users with "Log in as" capability in a course context (typically, course managers) may gain access to some site administration capabilities by "logging in as" a System manager. This affects 3.9 to 3.9.1, 3.8 to 3.8.4, 3.7 to 3.7.7, 3.5 to 3.5.13 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in 3.9.2, 3.8.5, 3.7.8 and 3.5.14.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2020-25629 A vulnerability was found in Moodle where users with "Log in as" capability in a course context (typically, course managers) may gain… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness

References