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GHSA-966M-M549-2878

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:13 – Updated: 2024-02-07 22:35

Summary

Moodle is vulnerable to unauthorized new accounts creation

Details

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

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        "name": "moodle/moodle"
      },
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  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-02-07T22:35:03Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2010-04-29T21:30:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-966m-m549-2878",
  "modified": "2024-02-07T22:35:03Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:13:08Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1616"
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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}

CVE-2010-1616 (GCVE-0-2010-1616)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-04-29 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 01:28

Summary

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2354 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107	vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://moodle.org/security/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-16658	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2010-03-31 00:00

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