CVE-2024-48898 Moodle: some users can delete audiences of other reports
Users can delete audiences from reports they do not have permission to modify, leading to unauthorized data modification.
- 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-2024-48898?
CVE-2024-48898 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 18 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in Moodle. Users with access to delete audiences from reports could delete audiences from other reports that they do not have permission to delete from.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48898?
9 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 | 4.1.14 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 4.1.14 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.11 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.11 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0 | 4.3.8 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.3.0 | 4.3.8 |
3 more packages
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.4.0 | 4.4.4 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.4.0 | 4.4.4 |
moodle Bitnami | All versions | 4.1.19, 4.4.9 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2024-48898?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.14, 4.2.11, 4.3.8 or 4.4.4.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-48898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48898 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-2024-48898, GHSA-fjq9-452g-jg3q, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48898.