CVE-2019-14831 Open redirect in Moodle
An open redirect vulnerability in Moodle's forum subscription link allows attackers to redirect users to malicious sites when forced subscription mode is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14831?
CVE-2019-14831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 19 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in Moodle 3.7 to 3.7.1, 3.6 to 3.6.5, 3.5 to 3.5.7 and earlier unsupported versions, where forum subscribe link contained an open redirect if forced subscription mode was enabled. If a forum's subscription mode was set to "forced subscription", the forum's subscribe link contained an open redirect.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14831?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-14831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14831 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-995f-r3qg-j3mx, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14831.