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CVE-2024-43435 (GCVE-0-2024-43435)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-11 12:17 – Updated: 2024-11-12 15:01
VLAI
Title
Moodle: can create global glossary without being admin
Summary
A flaw was found in moodle. Insufficient capability checks make it possible for users with access to restore glossaries in courses to restore them into the global site glossary.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-12 14:57 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Affected: 0 , < 4.1.12 (semver)
Affected: 4.2 , < 4.2.9 (semver)
Affected: 4.3 , < 4.3.6 (semver)
Affected: 4.4 , < 4.4.2 (semver)
moodle moodle Affected: 0 , < 4.1.12 (semver)
Affected: 4.2 , < 4.2.9 (semver)
Affected: 4.3 , < 4.3.6 (semver)
Affected: 4.4 , < 4.4.2 (semver)
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Date Public
2024-08-19 04:00
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