In Moodle before 3.9.1, 3.8.4, 3.7.7 and 3.5.13, teachers of a course were able to assign themselves the manager role within that course.
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This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 39.4%, top 3% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
In Moodle before 3.9.1, 3.8.4, 3.7.7 and 3.5.13, teachers of a course were able to assign themselves the manager role within that course.
August 16, 2022
November 21, 2024
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| moodle/moodle | v2.3.10 ... v3.5.9 (197 versions) | 3.5.13 | — |
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Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
Modified Moodle exploit for privilege escalation (Dorvack)
Open source ↗Python script to exploit CVE-2020-14321 - Moodle 3.9 - Course enrollments allowed privilege escalation from teacher role into manager role to RCE.
Open source ↗Course enrolments allowed privilege escalation from teacher role into manager role to RCE
Open source ↗Moodle Teacher Enrollment Privilege Escalation to RCE
Open source ↗See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2020-14321
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