Authorization Flaw in Moodle Affects Instructor Group Permissions
CVE-2019-10189

4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

The Moodle Project

Status
Moodle
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 July 2019

What is CVE-2019-10189?

A vulnerability in Moodle allows instructors in an assignment group to modify group overrides for other groups within the same assignment, potentially leading to unauthorized access and modifications to assessments. This flaw affects Moodle versions prior to 3.7.1, 3.6.5, and 3.5.7, raising significant concerns regarding proper access controls among instructors.

Affected Version(s)

moodle 3.7.1

moodle 3.6.5

moodle 3.5.7

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109271
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10189
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https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=388570
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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