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CVE-2019-14882:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability was discovered in Moodle versions 3.7 to 3.7.3, 3.6 to 3.6.7, 3.5 to 3.5.9 and earlier where an open redirect existed in the Lesson edit page. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2019-14882 and was reported by Paul Holden (Moodle Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an open redirect vulnerability (CWE-601). According to the CVSS 3.1 scoring, it received a base score of 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) from NVD, while Red Hat assessed it with a lower score of 3.1 LOW (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform an open redirect attack, potentially leading to phishing attempts by redirecting users to malicious websites. The impact is considered low to medium as it requires user interaction and only affects confidentiality and integrity at a low level (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in Moodle versions 3.7.3, 3.6.7, and 3.5.9. Users are advised to upgrade to these or later versions to mitigate the vulnerability (Moodle Advisory).
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