CVE-2019-14829 Missing authorization in Moodle
Attackers can bypass activity creation capabilities in Moodle single activity mode, allowing unauthorized modification of course content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14829?
CVE-2019-14829 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 19 Mar 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in Moodle affection 3.7 to 3.7.1, 3.6 to 3.6.5, 3.5 to 3.5.7 and earlier unsupported versions where activity creation capabilities were not correctly respected when selecting the activity to use for a course in single activity mode.
Weakness: CWE-573
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14829?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14829?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-14829 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14829 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-m55g-vpgh-vw7c, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14829.