CVE-2020-25699: High severity moodle vulnerability

Published Nov 6, 2020
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Updated

In moodle, insufficient capability checks could lead to users with the ability to course restore adding additional capabilities to roles within that course. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.9.3, 3.8.6, 3.7.9, 3.5.15, and 3.10.

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.5<3.5.15
3.5.15
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.7.0<3.7.9
3.7.9
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.8.0<3.8.6
3.8.6
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.9.0<3.9.3
3.9.3
redhat/moodle<3.9.3
3.9.3
redhat/moodle<3.8.6
3.8.6
redhat/moodle<3.7.9
3.7.9
redhat/moodle<3.5.15
3.5.15
redhat/moodle<3.10
3.10
Moodle moodle>=3.5.0<=3.5.14
Moodle moodle>=3.7.0<=3.7.8
Moodle moodle>=3.8.0<=3.8.5
Moodle moodle>=3.9.0<=3.9.2
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Fedoraproject Fedora=33

Event History

Nov 19, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Mar 29, 2021
Advisory Published
08:43 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25699?

CVE-2020-25699 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized changes to user roles in Moodle courses.

2

What versions of Moodle are affected by CVE-2020-25699?

CVE-2020-25699 affects Moodle versions 3.5 to 3.5.14, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.8 to 3.8.5, and 3.9 to 3.9.2.

3

How do I fix CVE-2020-25699?

The CVE-2020-25699 vulnerability can be fixed by upgrading Moodle to version 3.9.3, 3.8.6, 3.7.9, or 3.5.15.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-25699?

CVE-2020-25699 is a privilege escalation vulnerability resulting from insufficient capability checks.

5

Can users without the right permissions exploit CVE-2020-25699?

Yes, users with the ability to restore courses could potentially exploit CVE-2020-25699 to gain unauthorized capabilities in that course.

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