What is the severity of CVE-2019-14883?

CVE-2019-14883 is categorized as a moderate severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14883?

To fix CVE-2019-14883, upgrade to Moodle versions 3.6.7 or 3.7.3 or later.

What systems are affected by CVE-2019-14883?

CVE-2019-14883 affects Moodle versions prior to 3.6.7 and 3.7.3.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-14883?

CVE-2019-14883 is a security vulnerability related to token management in email notifications.

What can happen if CVE-2019-14883 is exploited?

Exploitation of CVE-2019-14883 could allow unauthorized access to files if an attacker knows the file path and token.

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CVE-2019-14883

medium

5.3

CWE

862 285

18/3/2020

24/5/2022

5/8/2024

CVE-2019-14883

First published: Wed Mar 18 2020(Updated: )

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 3.6 before 3.6.7 and 3.7 before 3.7.3, where tokens used to fetch inline atachments in email notifications were not disabled when a user's account was no longer active. Note: to access files, a user would need to know the file path, and their token.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
composer/moodle/moodle	>=3.7<3.7.3	3.7.3
composer/moodle/moodle	>=3.6<3.6.7	3.6.7
Moodle	>=3.6.0<3.6.7
Moodle	>=3.7.0<3.7.3

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14883

Remedy

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=393586#p1586750

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14883?
CVE-2019-14883 is categorized as a moderate severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14883?
To fix CVE-2019-14883, upgrade to Moodle versions 3.6.7 or 3.7.3 or later.
What systems are affected by CVE-2019-14883?
CVE-2019-14883 affects Moodle versions prior to 3.6.7 and 3.7.3.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-14883?
CVE-2019-14883 is a security vulnerability related to token management in email notifications.
What can happen if CVE-2019-14883 is exploited?
Exploitation of CVE-2019-14883 could allow unauthorized access to files if an attacker knows the file path and token.

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