CVE-2020-14321
highpriority · attend · 51OT risk · highEPSS 0.161 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
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affected products (13)
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- n/a Moodle≤ Moodle 3.9, 3.8 to 3.8.3, 3.7 to 3.7.6, 3.5 to 3.5.12 and earlier unsupported versionsenisa_euvdEU
advisories (2)
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- GHSA-9q29-jcjw-fw7hMoodle Incorrect Authorization vulnerability2022-08-17ghsa · osvUS
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.
- BIT-moodle-2020-143212024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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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sources
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references (9)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2020-14321/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2021080019cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2021100059cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=407393cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/security/Patchcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164480/Moodle-Teacher-Enrollment-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2464/cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=407393enisa_euvd
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