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Moodle Incorrect Authorization vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Aug 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 8, 2025

Package

composer moodle/moodle (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 3.9.0-beta, < 3.9.1
>= 3.8.0-beta, < 3.8.4
>= 3.6.0-beta, < 3.7.7
< 3.5.13

Patched versions

3.9.1
3.8.4
3.7.7
3.5.13

Description

In Moodle before 3.9.1, 3.8.4, 3.7.7 and 3.5.13, teachers of a course were able to assign themselves the manager role within that course.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 16, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Aug 17, 2022
Reviewed May 8, 2025
Last updated May 8, 2025

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(98th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-14321

GHSA ID

GHSA-9q29-jcjw-fw7h

Source code

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