mod/chat/chat_ajax.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
mod/chat/chat_ajax.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 does not properly check for the mod/chat:chat capability during chat sessions, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by remaining in a chat session after an intra-session capability removal by an administrator.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | before 2.4.9 | 2.4.9 | Patch available | GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 2.5.0 to before 2.5.5 | 2.5.5 | Patch available | GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 2.6.0 to before 2.6.2 | 2.6.2 | Patch available | GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.4.9 Fixed in 2.4.9 Patch available GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.5.5 Fixed in 2.5.5 Patch available GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.2 Fixed in 2.6.2 Patch available GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p
CPE configurations NVD · 61
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.3.11 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.6 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.7 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.8 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.11 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Show 51 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.9 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.6 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.7 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.8 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.9 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.10 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.6 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.7 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.8 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.9 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.10 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.11 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.6 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.7 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.8 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.9 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.10 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.6 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.7 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.8 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.11 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.4.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.5.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.6.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0122
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p
References
Advisory 2
Other 7
- [oss-security] 20140317 Moodle security notifications public
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-44082
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/3d7810ab3d67a423a760ba89ae75de81d940b236
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/4d4867503c2467cb04660d9cb314d22f56004054
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/5c45ea0c6bf2fdf4dddfaef9fc5ff12e6b426a3f
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/7748e17207b1a28118d9dc622878da22f956d3fe
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
More Moodle vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-0122 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-0122 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9m9-494r-w36p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-0122 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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