Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-48899

CVE-2024-48899:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability was discovered in Moodle related to insufficient access control when fetching course badges (CVE-2024-48899). The vulnerability allows users to access lists of course badges for courses they are not intended to have access to, representing an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) issue. This vulnerability was reported on November 20, 2024 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires low privilege level to exploit, no user interaction, and can result in low confidentiality impact (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to view course badge information for courses they should not have access to, potentially exposing sensitive information about course achievements and progress (RedHat Bugzilla).

Mitigation and workarounds

Additional access control checks have been implemented to ensure users can only fetch the list of course badges for courses they are intended to have access to (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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