CVE-2019-3852: Medium severity moodle vulnerability

Published Mar 26, 2019
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in moodle before version 3.6.3. The getwithcapabilityjoin and getusersbycapability functions were not taking context freezing into account when checking user capabilities

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Moodle moodle<3.6.3
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.6<3.6.3
3.6.3

Event History

Mar 26, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:47 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 13, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·01:22 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3852?

CVE-2019-3852 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability affecting Moodle prior to version 3.6.3.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-3852?

To remediate CVE-2019-3852, upgrade Moodle to version 3.6.3 or higher.

3

What functions are affected by CVE-2019-3852?

CVE-2019-3852 specifically affects the get_with_capability_join and get_users_by_capability functions in Moodle.

4

Which versions of Moodle are vulnerable to CVE-2019-3852?

Moodle versions prior to 3.6.3 are vulnerable to CVE-2019-3852.

5

What does CVE-2019-3852 exploit?

CVE-2019-3852 exploits a flaw in user capability checking, not considering context freezing.

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