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TI-2020-15717 Aliases CVE-2020-25701GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893

Improper access control in moodle

Priority LOW 27CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

If the upload course tool in Moodle was used to delete an enrollment method which did not exist or was not already enabled, the tool would erroneously enable that enrollment method. This could lead to unintended users gaining access to the course. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.9.3, 3.8.6, 3.7.9, 3.5.15, and 3.10.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01385 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 3.9.3, 3.8.6, 3.7.9 +1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—moodleFixed in 3.9.3; Fixed in 3.8.6; Fixed in 3.7.9; Fixed in 3.5.15; Fixed in 3.10—No fix listedCNA
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.9.0 to before 3.9.33.9.3Patch availableGHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.8.0 to before 3.8.63.8.6Patch availableGHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.7.0 to before 3.7.93.7.9Patch availableGHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.5 to before 3.5.153.5.15Patch availableGHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893
  • moodle Vendor— Affected Fixed in 3.9.3; Fixed in 3.8.6; Fixed in 3.7.9; Fixed in 3.5.15; Fixed in 3.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.9.0 to before 3.9.3 Fixed in 3.9.3 Patch available GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.8.0 to before 3.8.6 Fixed in 3.8.6 Patch available GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.7.0 to before 3.7.9 Fixed in 3.7.9 Patch available GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.5 to before 3.5.15 Fixed in 3.5.15 Patch available GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0 – 3.5.14; 3.7.0 – 3.7.8; 3.8.0 – 3.8.5; 3.9.0 – 3.9.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*32VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*33VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 – 3.5.14; 3.7.0 – 3.7.8; 3.8.0 – 3.8.5; 3.9.0 – 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.9.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.8.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.7.9 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.5.15 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25701
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9hq-g4q8-w893

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

Sources

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