CVE-2019-14828 json
A vulnerability was found in Moodle affecting 3.7 to 3.7.1, 3.6 to 3.6.5, 3.5 to 3.5.7 and earlier unsupported versions, where users with t…
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-5955
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Moodle affecting 3.7 to 3.7.1, 3.6 to 3.6.5, 3.5 to 3.5.7 and earlier unsupported versions, where users with the capability to create courses were assigned as a teacher in those courses, regardless of whether they had the capability to be automatically assigned that role.
Patch / fix
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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-14828 updated cvss 3.7
moodle: course creation did not check the creator's role assignment capability before automatically assigning them as a teacher in the course
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Moodle
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
References
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moodle.org
/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=391031
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-14828
- NVD CVE-2019-14828
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