CVE-2020-25629 (GCVE-0-2020-25629)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-08 00:16 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:40
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Moodle where users with "Log in as" capability in a course context (typically, course managers) may gain access to some site administration capabilities by "logging in as" a System manager. This affects 3.9 to 3.9.1, 3.8 to 3.8.4, 3.7 to 3.7.7, 3.5 to 3.5.13 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in 3.9.2, 3.8.5, 3.7.8 and 3.5.14.
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n/a Moodle Affected: 3.9 to 3.9.1
Affected: 3.8 to 3.8.4
Affected: 3.7 to 3.7.7
Affected: 3.5 to 3.5.13
Affected: earlier unsupported versions
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