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 2021-03-19 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo 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
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-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
0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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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