CVE-2019-10187 Moodle Ability to delete glossary entries that belong to another glossary
Users with glossary deletion permissions can delete entries from other glossaries they lack access to, compromising data integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-10187?
CVE-2019-10187 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 31 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in moodle before versions 3.7.1, 3.6.5, 3.5.7. Users with permission to delete entries from a glossary were able to delete entries from other glossaries they did not have direct access to.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10187?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.5 | 3.5.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.5 | 3.5.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.6 | 3.6.5 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.6 | 3.6.5 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.7 | 3.7.1 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.7 | 3.7.1 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10187?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 3.5.7, 3.6.5 or 3.7.1.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-10187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mg9-hv69-897x, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10187.