CVE-2024-1439 Inadequate access control vulnerability in Moodle
Students can create arbitrary calendar events for higher-privilege users and all users without consent due to inadequate access control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-1439?
CVE-2024-1439 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 12 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Inadequate access control in Moodle LMS. This vulnerability could allow a local user with a student role to create arbitrary events intended for users with higher roles. It could also allow the attacker to add events to the calendar of all users without their prior consent.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1439?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions to 4.2.0 | None |
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions to 4.2.0 | None |
moodle Bitnami | All versions | 4.3.4 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1439?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-1439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1439 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 BIT-moodle-2024-1439, GHSA-5p2x-8427-9fgp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1439.