TI-2024-29081 Aliases CVE-2024-43435 GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8

Moodle: can create global glossary without being admin

LOW 30CWE-754Published 2024-11-11 · Updated 2024-11-12

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

A flaw was found in moodle. Insufficient capability checks make it possible for users with access to restore glossaries in courses to restore them into the global site glossary.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00345 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed moodle: 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6 +1moodle/moodle (Packagist): 4.4.2, 4.3.6, 4.2.9 +1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	moodle	before 4.1.12; 4.2 to before 4.2.9; 4.3 to before 4.3.6; 4.4 to before 4.4.2	4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2	Patch available	CNA
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	4.4.0 to before 4.4.2	4.4.2	Patch available	GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	4.3.0 to before 4.3.6	4.3.6	Patch available	GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	4.2.0 to before 4.2.9	4.2.9	Patch available	GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	before 4.1.12	4.1.12	Patch available	GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8

moodle Vendor— Affected before 4.1.12; 4.2 to before 4.2.9; 4.3 to before 4.3.6; 4.4 to before 4.4.2 Fixed in 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2 Patch available CNA
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.4.2 Fixed in 4.4.2 Patch available GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.3.0 to before 4.3.6 Fixed in 4.3.6 Patch available GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.9 Fixed in 4.2.9 Patch available GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.12 Fixed in 4.1.12 Patch available GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::	before 4.1.12; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.6; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.2	Vulnerable	Moodle

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.1.12; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.6; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

Fix · CNA moodle Fixed in 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2
Fix · GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.4.2 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.3.6 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.2.9 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.12 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43435
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gq2-x5w4-7hp8

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

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

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Sources

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