Moodle: users' names returned in messaging error message

published 2024-11-18 23 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-moodle-2024-48896 , EUVD-2024-3237 , GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability was found in Moodle. It is possible for users with the "send message" capability to view other users' names that they may not otherwise have access to via an error message in Messaging. Note: The name returned follows the full name format configured on the site.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

packagist moodle/moodle 4.1.14, 4.2.11, 4.3.8, 4.4.4
bitnami moodle 4.1.19, 4.4.9

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-48896 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 4.3

moodle: Users' names returned in messaging error message

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 23 mo ago (2024-11-18)

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
OSV	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	moodle/moodle	<4.1.14 >=4.2.0, <4.2.11 >=4.3.0, <4.3.8 >=4.4.0, <4.4.4	4.1.14 4.2.11 4.3.8 4.4.4
bitnami	moodle	<4.1.19 >=4.2.0, <4.4.9	4.1.19 4.4.9

Classification

Weakness

CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=2318822
issue-tracking, web, report
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48896
advisory, web
github.com /moodle/moodle
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary